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Book SynopsisFandango and Other Stories presents a selection of essential short fiction by Alexander Grin, Russia’s counterpart to Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alexandre Dumas. Grin’s ingenious plots explore conflicts of the individual and society in a romantic world populated by a cast of eccentric, cosmopolitan characters.
Trade ReviewStrange and memorable. Students of modern literature should greet this as if discovering hidden treasure. * Kirkus Reviews *
Bryan Karetnyk’s sparkling translations bring out both the stylistic intricacy and the psychological depth of Alexander Grin’s tales, calling to mind the “delicate, graceful lacework of fretted leaves” described in “Lanphier Colony.” This expertly edited collection introduces, at long last, the full range of Grin’s gifts to the English-speaking world. -- Boris Dralyuk, executive editor,
Los Angeles Review of BooksGrin’s prose is beautiful, evocative and striking...
Fandango is a marvellous collection of stories and Alexander Grin is obviously a writer whose works have been unjustly neglected. -- Karen Langley * Shiny New Books *
He deserves to be read for his perceptive analysis of individual will and his imaginative inventiveness. Karetnyk's translation provides an agreeable opportunity to do so. * SCRSS Digest *
Over thirty years have passed since any of Alexander Grin's extraordinary work was offered to the English reader. In these sensitive and accurate new translations, justice is finally done to Grin's unique world, sometimes reminiscent of Robert Louis Stevenson and Kafka, but inimitable in the subtlety that underlies its simplicity. -- Donald Rayfield, Queen Mary University of London
Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Barry P. Scherr
Translator’s Note
Quarantine
“She”
Lanphier Colony
The Devil of the Orange Waters
The Poisoned Island
The Heart of the Wilderness
The Rat-Catcher
Fandango
