{"product_id":"a-month-in-the-country-paperback","title":"A Month in the Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Sergeevich Turgenev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English. - James Wood, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA week before her thirtieth birthday, Natlya's life as a dutiful wife and mother is upended as the arrival of her son's charming new tutor unleashes a whirlwind of suppressed emotions in her peaceful household. I set myself quite a complicated psychological task in this comedy, Turgenev wrote of the play, which would go on to become one of the permanent works in the Russian dramatic repertory. This fresh translation of \u003ci\u003eA Month in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a collaboration between renowned playwright Richard Nelson and the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. It marks the second in TCG's Classic Russian Drama Series, which plans over the next ten years to publish new translations of major works of Russian drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e's many plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThat Hopey Changey Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRegular Singing\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e have translated the works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Boris Pasternak and Mikhail Bulgakov. Their translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamozov\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther titles in this series include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inspector\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikolai Gogol\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e by Anton Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e's many plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThat Hopey Changey Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRegular Singing\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e have translated the works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Boris Pasternak and Mikhail Bulgakov. Their translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamozov\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771575828768,"sku":"9781559364676","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/404e1c099a2cffa812c0d4b166151f3c.webp?v=1780388774","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-month-in-the-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}