{"product_id":"9781590179963","title":"Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, and Me: The Best of Teffi","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTeffi; Chandler, Robert; Jackson, Anne Marie; France, Rose; Chandler, Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNYRB Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/3\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eEarly in her literary career Nadezhda Lokhvitskaya, born in St.  Petersburg in 1872, adopted the pen-name of Teffi, and it is as Teffi  that she is remembered. In prerevolutionary Russia she was a literary  star, known for her humorous satirical pieces; in the 1920s and 30s, she  wrote some of her finest stories in exile in Paris, recalling her  unforgettable encounters with Rasputin, and her hopeful visit at age  thirteen to Tolstoy after reading \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. In this  selection of her best autobiographical stories, she covers a wide range  of subjects, from family life to revolution and emigration, writers and  writing.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Like Nabokov, Platonov, and other great Russian prose  writers, Teffi was a poet who turned to prose but continued to write  with a poet’s sensitivity to tone and rhythm. Like Chekhov, she fuses  wit, tragedy, and a remarkable capacity for observation; there are few  human weaknesses she did not relate to with compassion and  understanding.","brand":"NYRB Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374874853631,"sku":"9781590179963","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781590179963_s600x595.jpg?v=1775590866","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781590179963","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}