Author:Fyodor Dostoyevsky,David McDuff
With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk, the author's first great literary triumph, is the story of a tragic relationship between an impoverished copy clerk and a young seamstress, told through their passionate letters to each other. In The Landlady Dostoyevsky portrays a dreamer hero who is captivated by a curious couple and becomes their lodger. Mr Prokharchin, inspired by a true story, is a sly comedy centring on an eccentric miser, and Polzunkov is a powerful character sketch which, in common with the other tales in this volume, questions the very nature of existence.
Adam Haslett is a wonderful rarity. You're likely not only to love his stories but to feel stronger for having read them
—— Jonathan Franzen, author of 'The Corrections'Adam Haslett possesses the rare ability to combine powerful narrative with sensitive and perceptive observations of people and places. You Are Not a Stranger Here is a brilliant beginning to a literary career
—— Barry UnsworthAdam Haslett's tone is one of delicate, understated heartache... He never lets the reader forget that he is shining an unflinching light on those types of human suffering that cannot be cured, only endured
—— Sunday TimesEnormously moving... Haslett's writing is harrowing, morbidly funny and deeply erotic
—— Independent on SundayAdam Haslett arrives from out of nowhere sounding like a master
—— Jay McInerneyA profound knowledge of the cultures of Mittel-europa, of the literatures of France, the United States and Britain translated into Buenos Aires vernacular, gives Cozarinsky's narratives a fiery intellectual strength and a powerful originality
—— Alberto Manguel
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