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By Александр Пушкин
Alexander Pushkin, 2015
This collection features 'The Queen of Spades', a celebrated Russian short story. It follows Hermann's obsession with an old woman's ability to predict winning cards. The volume also includes 'Dubrovsky', a tale of revenge against an unjust aristocrat. 'The Negro of Peter the Great' is inspired by Pushkin’s maternal grandfather, and the unfinished 'Egyptian Nights' explores poetry. These stories showcase Pushkin’s striking prose fiction.