{"product_id":"uncle-vanya-paperback-2","title":"Uncle Vanya - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Spectacular...This new \u003cem\u003eVanya \u003c\/em\u003ehas a conversational smoothness that removes the cobwebs sticking to those other translations that never let you forget that the play was written in 1897... One of the most exquisite renderings of \u003cem\u003eUncle Vanya \u003c\/em\u003eI've encountered.\" --Charles McNulty, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Quietly arresting... A canny and colloquial world-premiere translation... A beautifully rewarding exploration of stunted lives still bending toward the meager sunlight, like wildflowers sprouting from a cracked sidewalk.\" --James Hebert, \u003cem\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs the sixth play in the TCG Classic Russian Drama Series, Richard Nelson and preeminent translators of Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, continue their collaboration with Chekhov's most intimate play.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther titles in this series include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard \u003c\/em\u003eby Anton Chekhov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inspector \u003c\/em\u003eby Nikolai Gogol\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoli re, or The Cabal of Hypocrites \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote \u003c\/em\u003eby Mikhail Bulgakov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Month in the Country \u003c\/em\u003eby Ivan Turgenev\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seagull \u003c\/em\u003eby Anton Chekhov\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Nelson's \u003c\/strong\u003emany plays include \u003cem\u003eIllyria\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eHungry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhat Did You Expect?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWomen of a Certain Age\u003c\/em\u003e); \u003cem\u003eThe Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThat Hopey Changey Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSweet and Sad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSorry, Regular Singing\u003c\/em\u003e); \u003cem\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere \u003c\/em\u003e(Olivier Award for Best Play); \u003cem\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead \u003c\/em\u003e(with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Pevear \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky \u003c\/strong\u003ehave translated the works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Boris Pasternak, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Their translations of \u003cem\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina \u003c\/em\u003ewon the PEN Translation Prize in 1991 and 2002, respectively. Pevear, a native of Boston, and Volokhonsky, of St. Petersburg, are married and live in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701339721791,"sku":"9781559365901","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5b8adecef64a3fd4f2bb7bd3d4f04de6.webp?v=1765020270","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/uncle-vanya-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}