'The Captain's Daughter' in English + Russkie Skazki

[Robert Chandler]

Dear Vladimir,

Thanks very much - I'll certainly look at this!

Best Wishes,

Robert




> Dear Robert,I recommend you to translate B.Akunin's Tales for Idiots.In my
> opinion  the best of this collection of tales is The Problem 2000.It is real
> mirror of modern bandits and businessmen connections.Regards,
> 
> Vladimir Shatsev
>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:43:07 +0100> From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM> Subject:
>> [SEELANGS] 'The Captain's Daughter' in English + Russkie Skazki> To:
>> SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU> > Dear all,> > First: ŒThe Captain¹s Daughter¹ got
>> badly delayed by the printers, but> copies have at last reached me.  They
>> should be on sale in the USA by the> end of September.  MANY THANKS to
>> everyone on this list who helped me with> my numerous questions!> > Second: I
>> am editing, and largely translating, a collection of RUSSIAN> MAGICAL TALES
>> that will be published by Penguin Classics as a companion> volume to my short
>> story anthology.  I shall be including both narodnye> skazki and avtorskie
>> skazki.  Probably about 3/4 of the book will be made up> by stories from
>> Afanasyev, the adaptations of these that Andrey Platonov> published in the
>> late 1940s, and stories by Pavel Bazhov.  And there will be> some Pushkin.
>> And probably some of Aleksey Tolstoy¹s versions of skazki.> > I¹ve read some
>> of Petrushevskaya¹s skazki but am not especially impressed by> anything I
>> have read yet.  I may include one or two stories from a volume> called
>> ŒTelefonnye skazki¹ by Marina Boroditskaya.  And I shall certainly> include a
>> story by Yuri Buida, already published in English as ŒPorcelain> Feet¹.> >
>> I¹ll be very grateful for any suggestions as to what else I should include:>
>> lesser known stories from Afanasyev or other folk tale collections, works by>
>> Silver Age writers, Soviet writers, contemporary writers... I am more>
>> interested in avtorskie skazki that have at least some relationship, however>
>> oblique, to traditional skazki ­ but will probably jettison this principle>
>> if I come across anything outstanding.> > It often seems to be most helpful
>> if people recommend works they genuinely> love! > > Best Wishes,> > Robert> >
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