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100 1  Saunders, George,|d1958-|eauthor. 
245 12 A swim in a pond in the rain :|bin which four Russians 
       give a master class on writing, reading, and life /
       |cGeorge Saunders. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bRandom House,|c[2021] 
264  4 |c©2021 
300    xii, 410 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes texts of seven short stories. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-410). 
505 0  We begin -- In the Cart -- Anton Chekhov. A page at a time
       : thoughts on In the Cart ; Afterthought #1 -- The Singers
       -- Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts on The 
       Singers ; Afterthought #2 -- The Darling -- Anton Chekhov.
       A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ; Afterthought #3
       -- Master and Man -- Leo Tolstoy. And yet they drove on: 
       Thoughts on Master and Man ; Afterthought #4 -- The Nose -
       - Nikolai Gogol. The door to the truth might be 
       strangeness: Thoughts on The Nose ; Afterthought #5 -- 
       Gooseberries -- Anton Chekhov. A swim in a pond in the 
       rain: Thoughts on Gooseberries ; Afterthought #6 -- 
       Alyosha the Pot -- Leo Tolstoy. The wisdom of omission: 
       Thoughts on Alyosha the Pot ; Afterthought #7 -- We end. 
520    "In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides 
       the reader through seven classic Russian short stories 
       he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the 
       prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative 
       writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev,
       Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone 
       interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant
       than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches 
       each of these stories technically yet accessibly, and 
       through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay
       immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock 
       virtues a writer must foster. For the process of writing, 
       Saunders reminds us, is as much a craft as it is a quality
       of openness and a willingness to see the world through new
       eyes. Funny, frank, and rigorous, A Swim in a Pond in the 
       Rain ultimately shows how great fiction can change a 
       person's life and become a benchmark of one's moral and 
       ethical beliefs"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich,|d1809-1852.|tNos. 
600 10 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,|d1860-1904.|tKryzhovnik. 
600 10 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,|d1860-1904.|tNa podvode. 
600 10 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,|d1860-1904.|tDushechka. 
600 10 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich,|d1818-1883.|tPevt︠s︡y. 
600 10 Tolstoy, Leo,|cgraf,|d1828-1910.|tAlësha Gorshok. 
600 10 Tolstoy, Leo,|cgraf,|d1828-1910.|tKhozi︠a︡in i rabotnik. 
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650  0 Short stories, Russian|y19th century|xHistory and 
       criticism. 
650  0 Short stories, Russian|y19th century|xHistory and 
       criticism|xStudy and teaching. 
650  0 Reader-response criticism|zUnited States. 
650  7 Reader-response criticism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01090552 
650  7 Short stories, Russian.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01117348 
650  7 Short stories, Russian|xStudy and teaching.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01117350 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411635 
655  7 Literary criticism.|2lcgft 
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