{"product_id":"9781782270836","title":"Subtly Worded","description":"\u003cb\u003eA selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174408634608,"sku":"9781782270836","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782270836_p0.jpg?v=1763720481","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782270836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}