The story of a passionate young woman who escapes her stifling marriage through adultery and murder,Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is now the basis for an acclaimed new film starring Florence PughNikolai Leskovis one of the most unique voices of nineteenth-century Russia,with a fascination for idiosyncraticcharacters,lurid crimes,comic absurdity,spirituality and the joy of pure story.This volume contains five of his greatest short tales,including thematchless masterpiece Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Translated with an introduction by David McDuff
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141396743Number of pages: 448Weight: 326 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
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