A Slav Soul and Other Stories
Novelist and short story writer Alexandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938) was one of the most widely read authors of his time. Nabokov called him the Russian Kipling for his stories about people who are often "neurotic and vulnerable". Many films and radio programs based on his works have been produced. These 15 short stories, typically “artful studies of abnormal states of mind”, were selected from various sources.
The collection includes “Easter Day” (a chance meeting); “The Picture” (intense envy); “Hamlet” (a fading actor); “The Last Word” (a psychotic confession); “Dogs' Happiness” (strays in jeopardy); “A Clump of Lilacs” (a wife’s ingenuity); “Anathema” (a curse); and “Tempting Providence” (homeward bound). “The White Poodle" and "The Elephant”, appropriate for all readers, were intended by the author to be read aloud to children.
( Lee Smalley)
Genre(s): Single Author Collections
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | Lee Smalley |
00:10:28 |
| Play 01 | A Slav Soul | Lee Smalley |
00:23:48 |
| Play 02 | The Song and the Dance | Lee Smalley |
00:13:23 |
| Play 03 | Easter Day | Lee Smalley |
00:28:50 |
| Play 04 | The Idiot | Lee Smalley |
00:20:18 |
| Play 05 | The Picture | Lee Smalley |
00:35:26 |
| Play 06 | Hamlet | Lee Smalley |
00:36:21 |
| Play 07 | Mechanical Justice | Lee Smalley |
00:24:16 |
| Play 08 | The Last Word | Lee Smalley |
00:13:41 |
| Play 09 | The White Poodle, Part 1 | Lee Smalley |
00:44:51 |
| Play 10 | The White Poodle, Part 2 | Lee Smalley |
00:37:04 |
| Play 11 | The Elephant | Lee Smalley |
00:24:51 |
| Play 12 | Dogs' Happiness | Lee Smalley |
00:19:22 |
| Play 13 | A Clump Of Lilacs | Lee Smalley |
00:13:16 |
| Play 14 | Anathema | Lee Smalley |
00:22:17 |
| Play 15 | Tempting Providence | Lee Smalley |
00:25:11 |
| Play 16 | Cain | Lee Smalley |
00:20:00 |