Uncle Vanya - (Tcg Classic Russian Drama) by Anton Chekhov (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An exhilarating new translation of a masterwork from Chekhov's canon.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Spectacular...This new <em>Vanya </em>has a conversational smoothness that removes the cobwebs sticking to those other translations that never let you forget that the play was written in 1897... One of the most exquisite renderings of <em>Uncle Vanya </em>I've encountered." --Charles McNulty, <em>Los Angeles Times</em></p> <p>"Quietly arresting... A canny and colloquial world-premiere translation... A beautifully rewarding exploration of stunted lives still bending toward the meager sunlight, like wildflowers sprouting from a cracked sidewalk." --James Hebert, <em>San Diego Union-Tribune</em></p> <p><strong>As the sixth play in the TCG Classic Russian Drama Series, Richard Nelson and preeminent translators of Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, continue their collaboration with Chekhov's most intimate play.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Other titles in this series include: </p> <p><em>The Cherry Orchard </em>by Anton Chekhov</p> <p><em>The Inspector </em>by Nikolai Gogol</p> <p><em>Molière, or The Cabal of Hypocrites </em>and <em>Don Quixote </em>by Mikhail Bulgakov</p> <p><em>A Month in the Country </em>by Ivan Turgenev</p> <p><em>The Seagull </em>by Anton Chekhov</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English.-- "New Yorker"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Richard Nelson's </strong>many plays include <em>Illyria</em>; <em>The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family </em>(<em>Hungry</em>, <em>What Did You Expect?</em>, <em>Women of a Certain Age</em>); <em>The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country </em>(<em>That Hopey Changey Thing</em>, <em>Sweet and Sad</em>, <em>Sorry, Regular Singing</em>); <em>Nikolai and the Others</em>; <em>Goodnight Children Everywhere </em>(Olivier Award for Best Play); <em>Franny's Way</em>; <em>Some Americans Abroad</em>; <em>Frank's Home</em>; <em>Two Shakespearean Actors</em>; and <em>James Joyce's The Dead </em>(with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical).</p> <p><strong>Richard Pevear </strong>and <strong>Larissa Volokhonsky </strong>have translated the works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Boris Pasternak, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Their translations of <em>The Brothers Karamazov </em>and <em>Anna Karenina </em>won the PEN Translation Prize in 1991 and 2002, respectively. Pevear, a native of Boston, and Volokhonsky, of St. Petersburg, are married and live in France.</p>
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