The Ladies from St Petersburg

FormatCollection / Anthology
LanguageEnglish
Year2000
CountryUnited States
ISBN978-0811214360
The Ladies from St Petersburg

The Ladies from St. Petersburg is only the fourth book by the great Russian writer Nina Berberova to be translated into English. It contains three stories which chronologically paint a picture of the dawn of the Russian revolution, the flight from its turmoil, and the plight of an exile in a new and foreign place - all of which Berberova knew from her personal experience. In the title story the protagonists are taking a vacation, unaware that their lives are about to be irrevocably changed. In "Zoya Andreyevna," an elegant, privileged woman, in headlong flight, just one train ride ahead of the fighting, falls ill among unfriendly strangers. In "The Big City," an emigrant lands in a surreal New York City, a place that is not yet, and may never be, his home.

Contains

Short Works (2)

1.

Лакей и проститутка [“The Waiter and the Prostitute (The Waiter and the Slut)”]

2.

Большой город [“The Big City”]

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