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A fantastic collection of moving and inspiring short works by one of the masters of Russian fiction. I loved this book and recommend it highly. The austerity of the text, its rigid and unrelenting strictness in its adherence to realisim and a 'no frills' style of writing (the details and descriptions are certainly sparse and spartan but certainly contribute much to the atmosphere, depicting a Russia straddling the line between aristocratic decadence and barbarous severity) can be off putting and admittedly a bit boring and a slog to get through. But Pushkin's stories always pay off wonderfully with nods to the unknown (Queen of Spades and its dark arts touches) and realistic portrayals of men and women in a certain time and certain place, yet like the greatest of writers, speaking to anyone, anywhere. It's a more than worthy journey to see yourself to the end of this great collection.

Fast reading, interesting plot