{"product_id":"tarantas-impressions-of-a-journey-hardcover-2","title":"Tarantas: Impressions of a Journey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Sollogub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Michael R. Katz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this 19th century Russian social novella, two contrasting characters--one a western-educated intellectual, the other a hidebound country squire--find themselves thrown together on a long cross country journey in a primitive but sturdy carriage--a \u003ci\u003etarantas\u003c\/i\u003e. Their shared observations as the troubled panorama of the Russian countryside rolls past is the basis for this commentary on the country's prospects for social change. Renowned translator Michal R. Katz offers the first new translation of this overlooked novella since the late 1800s, shortly after original publication.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Sollogub\u003c\/b\u003e was a liberal Russian nobleman and writer and contemporary to Alexander Pushkin and Ivan Turgenev. \u003ci\u003eTarantas \u003c\/i\u003eis his most-well know work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Katz \u003c\/b\u003eis CV Starr Professor Emeritus at Middlebury College. He is the author of two monographs and is a renowned translator of Russian literature, who has published English versions of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, and Chekhov.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48825486803193,"sku":"9780822946465","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EpOEFgPj289780822946465_341faf97-ec08-49b6-9549-ebf9dceaf364.webp?v=1786856227","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/tarantas-impressions-of-a-journey-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}