Foreign Master's Prose Series -- Pushkin's Prose Selections [Set of books not sold separately]

Author: Alexander Pushkin (Russia)
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The genius Russian poet Pushkin is a long-time friend of Chinese readers. His entire body of poetic works has been translated into Chinese multiple times, making him the foreign poet with the most Chinese translations and the highest print runs. Pushkin was also an outstanding prose writer. "His prose is an independent world with its own secrets and structure." (Writer Vasily Gerasimov) This series is a Chinese selection of Pushkin's prose works, featuring 35 essays and 44 aphorisms, organized into four sections: "Aphorisms," "Sketches of Characters," "Literary Essays," and "Travelogues." It reflects the full scope of Pushkin's prose creation. Pushkin's prose is sharp in style and profound in thought, presenting a rich and captivating world. The poet practiced his understanding of prose through his own works: "Clarity and conciseness are the primary virtues of prose. Prose requires thought—thought, without which even the most skillful pen is useless."