{"product_id":"a-family-chronicle-paperback-softback-9781501777301","title":"A Family Chronicle (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501777301","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Family Chronicle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSergei Aksakov (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translated by), Marcus C. Levitt (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501777301\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Family Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e is essential and sensational reading.\u003c\/p\u003e (Russian Life)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Family Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (1856) is Sergei Aksakov's blend of memoir and fiction that tells the story of one Russian family relocating from the city to Russia's eastern frontier in the steppes of Bashkiria. \u003c\/b\u003eIt is an attempt to record oral tradition in writing and occupies a unique place in the history of the nineteenth-century Russian narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAksakov has been called a \"genius of reminiscences.\" This work is unmatched for its meticulous and realistic description of the everyday life of the Russian nobility and was well received by the literary greats of nineteenth-century Russian literature. It has also been said to contain a remarkably honest depiction of human psychology. With this edition of \u003ci\u003eA Family Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed translator Michael R. Katz improves upon the two earlier English versions (both now out of print).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Fragment I: Stepan Mikhailovich Bagrov\u003cbr\u003e Relocation\u003cbr\u003e Orenburg Province\u003cbr\u003e New Places\u003cbr\u003e Stepan Mikhailovich'sGood Day\u003cbr\u003e Fragment II: Mikhail Maksimovich Kurolesov\u003cbr\u003e Fragment III: The Marriage of the Young Bagrov\u003cbr\u003e Fragment IV: The Young Couple at Bagrovo\u003cbr\u003e Fragment V: Life in Ufa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676823318808,"sku":"9781501777301","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-family-chronicle-paperback-softback-9781501777301","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}