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A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life, George Saunders
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- Summary
- From the New York Times bestselling Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves - and our world today. For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. In his introduction, Saunders writes, "We're going to enter seven fastidiously constructed scale models of the world, made for a specific purpose that our time maybe doesn't fully endorse but that these writers accepted implicitly as the aim of art - namely, to ask the big questions, questions like, How are we supposed to be living down here? What were we put here to accomplish? What should we value? What is truth, anyway, and how might we recognized it?" He approaches the 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. The process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is a technical craft, but also a way of training oneself to see the world with new openness and curiosity. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is a deep exploration not just of how great writing works but of how the mind itself works while reading, and how the reading and writing of stories make genuine connection possible. --
- Language
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- eng
- rus
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 410 pages
- Note
- Includes texts of seven short stories
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781984856029
- Label
- A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life
- Title
- A swim in a pond in the rain
- Title remainder
- in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life
- Statement of responsibility
- George Saunders
- Subject
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- Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852
- Literary criticism
- Reader-response criticism -- United States
- Short stories
- Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Study and teaching
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
- Essays
- Language
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- eng
- rus
- eng
- Summary
- From the New York Times bestselling Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves - and our world today. For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. In his introduction, Saunders writes, "We're going to enter seven fastidiously constructed scale models of the world, made for a specific purpose that our time maybe doesn't fully endorse but that these writers accepted implicitly as the aim of art - namely, to ask the big questions, questions like, How are we supposed to be living down here? What were we put here to accomplish? What should we value? What is truth, anyway, and how might we recognized it?" He approaches the 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. The process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is a technical craft, but also a way of training oneself to see the world with new openness and curiosity. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is a deep exploration not just of how great writing works but of how the mind itself works while reading, and how the reading and writing of stories make genuine connection possible. --
- Assigning source
- From dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- ICU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Saunders, George
- Dewey number
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- 891.708
- 891.709
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
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- PG3097
- PG3097.S28
- LC item number
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- .S28 2021
- S95 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1809-1852
- 1860-1904
- 1860-1904
- 1860-1904
- 1818-1883
- 1828-1910
- 1828-1910
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Tolstoy, Leo
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Short stories, Russian
- Short stories, Russian
- Reader-response criticism
- Label
- A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life, George Saunders
- Note
- Includes texts of seven short stories
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-410)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- on1184123090
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 410 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984856029
- Lccn
- 2020031045
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1184123090
- Label
- A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life, George Saunders
- Note
- Includes texts of seven short stories
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-410)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- on1184123090
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 410 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984856029
- Lccn
- 2020031045
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1184123090
Subject
- Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852
- Literary criticism
- Reader-response criticism -- United States
- Short stories
- Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Study and teaching
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
- Essays
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