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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] 
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 00 |tWe begin --|tIn the Cart--Anton Chekhov. A page at a 
       time: thoughts on In the Cart ;|tAfterthought #1 --|tThe 
       Singers--Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts 
       on The Singers ;|tAfterthought #2 --|tThe Darling--Anton 
       Chekhov. A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ;
       |tAfterthought #3 --|tMaster and Man--Leo Tolstoy. And yet
       they drove on: Thoughts on Master and Man ;|tAfterthought 
       #4 --|tThe Nose--Nikolai Gogol. The door to the truth 
       might be strangeness: Thoughts on The Nose ;|tAfterthought
       #5 --|tGooseberries --Anton Chekhov. A swim in a pond in 
       the rain: Thoughts on Gooseberries ;|tAfterthought #6 --
       |tAlyosha the Pot --|tLeo Tolstoy. The wisdom of omission:
       Thoughts on Alyosha the Pot ;|tAfterthought #7 --|tWe 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. 
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. 
655  7 Short stories.|2lcgft 
700 12 |iContainer of (expression):|aGogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich,
       |d1809-1852.|tNos.|lEnglish|s(Struve) 
700 12 |iContainer of (expression):|aChekhov, Anton Pavlovich,
       |d1860-1904.|tKryzhovnik.|lEnglish|s(Yarmolinsky) 
700 12 |iContainer of (expression):|aChekhov, Anton Pavlovich,
       |d1860-1904.|tNa podvode.|lEnglish|s(Yarmolinsky) 
700 12 |iContainer of (expression):|aChekhov, Anton Pavlovich,
       |d1860-1904.|tDushechka.|lEnglish|s(Yarmolinsky) 
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       |d1818-1883.|tPevt︠s︡y.|lEnglish|s(Magarshack) 
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       1910.|tAlësha Gorshok.|lEnglish|s(Brown) 
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       1910.|tKhozi︠a︡in i rabotnik.|lEnglish|s(Maude and Maude)