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(3.67) | 2 | Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include: Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Notes from Underground by F. M. Dostoyevsky, A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, The Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. Tolstoy, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Ward No. 6 by A. P. Chekhov, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, The Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical), The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness.… (more) |
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 2 mentions » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Neider, Charles | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Flaubert, Gustave | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | James, Henry | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Joyce, James | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kafka, Franz | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Lawrence, D. H. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Mann, Thomas | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Melville, Herman | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Tolstoy, graf Leo | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include: Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Notes from Underground by F. M. Dostoyevsky, A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, The Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. Tolstoy, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Ward No. 6 by A. P. Chekhov, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, The Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical), The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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On the one hand, it is hard to go wrong with a collection of such famous authors. But it would be easy, because these are shorter works, to not see the best. (Dostoyevsky strikes me as the perfect example.) All to say that this turns into a pleasurable experience, even with the slower aspects.
(One quick note – skip the introduction, unless you revel in academic gobbled-gook. I eventually gave up, finding both spoilers and boring, useless information. ( )