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Title: The River of Life, and Other Stories

Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Contents: The river of life -- Captain Ribnikov -- The outrage -- The witch.

Credits: Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This book was
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Summary: "The River of Life and Other Stories" by Alexander Kuprin is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening story, titled "The River of Life," introduces readers to the dreary setting of a third-rate hotel called the ‘Serbia’, populated by misfits, lodgers, and a landlady, Anna Friedrichovna, who juggles the chaos of her life with care, navigating her relationships with her children and a downfallen lieutenant, Tchijhevich. The narrative dives deep into themes of survival, loss, and the human condition, exploring the lives of those who inhabit the margins of society. The opening portion of the collection sets a vivid scene in the cluttered and rundown hotel where Anna Friedrichovna runs her household with a mix of toughness and vulnerability. With the smells of cooking permeating the air, the landlady deals with her children’s antics and the errant behavior of Lieutenant Tchijhevich, who lives under her roof, highlighting a blend of love, conflict, and financial strife. As tensions rise, culminating in a personal conflict between the lieutenant and Anna, the story unfolds to reveal their complex relationships against a backdrop of a war-torn society and the crumbling remnants of once respectable lives. This rich tapestry of human interactions invites readers to reflect on the deeper themes of desperation and resilience within the margins of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), 1870-1938

Translator: Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955

Translator: Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957

EBook No.: 58406

Published: Dec 3, 2018

Downloads: 70

Language: English

Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Subject: Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), 1870-1938 -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:58406:2 2018-12-03T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Murry, John Middleton Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch) Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) en 1
2024-11-06T01:30:12Z The River of Life, and Other Stories

This edition has images.

Title: The River of Life, and Other Stories

Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Contents: The river of life -- Captain Ribnikov -- The outrage -- The witch.

Credits: Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from images made available by the HathiTrust
Digital Library.)

Summary: "The River of Life and Other Stories" by Alexander Kuprin is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening story, titled "The River of Life," introduces readers to the dreary setting of a third-rate hotel called the ‘Serbia’, populated by misfits, lodgers, and a landlady, Anna Friedrichovna, who juggles the chaos of her life with care, navigating her relationships with her children and a downfallen lieutenant, Tchijhevich. The narrative dives deep into themes of survival, loss, and the human condition, exploring the lives of those who inhabit the margins of society. The opening portion of the collection sets a vivid scene in the cluttered and rundown hotel where Anna Friedrichovna runs her household with a mix of toughness and vulnerability. With the smells of cooking permeating the air, the landlady deals with her children’s antics and the errant behavior of Lieutenant Tchijhevich, who lives under her roof, highlighting a blend of love, conflict, and financial strife. As tensions rise, culminating in a personal conflict between the lieutenant and Anna, the story unfolds to reveal their complex relationships against a backdrop of a war-torn society and the crumbling remnants of once respectable lives. This rich tapestry of human interactions invites readers to reflect on the deeper themes of desperation and resilience within the margins of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), 1870-1938

Translator: Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955

Translator: Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957

EBook No.: 58406

Published: Dec 3, 2018

Downloads: 70

Language: English

Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Subject: Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), 1870-1938 -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:58406:3 2018-12-03T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Murry, John Middleton Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch) Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) en 1