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Dostoevsky Fyodor - The Village Of Stepanchikovo And Its Inhabitants - Paperback
Dostoevsky Fyodor - The Village Of Stepanchikovo And Its Inhabitants - Paperback
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Description: Presented in a new translation by Roger Cockrell The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants was originally conceived as a play and first published in 1859, shortly after the author's release from forced military service. Gogolian in style and tone and waspish in its description of the villainous Opiskin it is a sustained exercise in caricatural cruelty and a comedic tour de force. The young Sergei is summoned from St Petersburg by his uncle the retired colonel Yegor Rostanev to the remote country estate of Stepanchikovo. Rostanev's household populated by a medley of remarkable characters is dominated by the figure of Foma Opiskin a devious manipulative hanger - on who has everyone in thrall and plots to marry the colonel to the woman of his choice Tatyana Ivanova. When Opiskin finds that his plans are being thwarted a confrontation with Rostanev ensues and all hell is let loose.
Title: The Village Of Stepanchikovo And Its Inhabitants
Author(s): Dostoevsky Fyodor
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781847499080
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 1/23/2024
Category: Fiction In Translation
Description: Presented in a new translation by Roger Cockrell The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants was originally conceived as a play and first published in 1859, shortly after the author's release from forced military service. Gogolian in style and tone and waspish in its description of the villainous Opiskin it is a sustained exercise in caricatural cruelty and a comedic tour de force. The young Sergei is summoned from St Petersburg by his uncle the retired colonel Yegor Rostanev to the remote country estate of Stepanchikovo. Rostanev's household populated by a medley of remarkable characters is dominated by the figure of Foma Opiskin a devious manipulative hanger - on who has everyone in thrall and plots to marry the colonel to the woman of his choice Tatyana Ivanova. When Opiskin finds that his plans are being thwarted a confrontation with Rostanev ensues and all hell is let loose.
Title: The Village Of Stepanchikovo And Its Inhabitants
Author(s): Dostoevsky Fyodor
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781847499080
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 1/23/2024
Category: Fiction In Translation
