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ancaszilagyi's review
4.0
I skipped around a lot in this book, which I wanted to love more. What kept me coming back, other than my interest in Russian emigres fleeing the revolution, was the luscious detail. This was especially true of the last story, with prose so gorgeous I nearly copied out the whole thing.
gildius's review
5.0
An awesome collection of short stories written in pre- and post-revolutionary Russia, by a female writer I'd never heard of before!
This book is divided into several parts, based on different periods of Teffi’s (and Russia’s) life. Part One includes stories written before the Russian Revolution; Part Two is from 1916-19, dealing with the revolution and civil war; Part Three is from the 1920s and 30s when Teffi lived in Paris; Part Four includes her more magical tales from the 1930s; and Part Five includes her final stories (perhaps the saddest and most powerful of them all).
Read my full review on my blog:
http://www.50ayear.com/2016/05/06/14-subtly-worded-teffi/
This book is divided into several parts, based on different periods of Teffi’s (and Russia’s) life. Part One includes stories written before the Russian Revolution; Part Two is from 1916-19, dealing with the revolution and civil war; Part Three is from the 1920s and 30s when Teffi lived in Paris; Part Four includes her more magical tales from the 1930s; and Part Five includes her final stories (perhaps the saddest and most powerful of them all).
Read my full review on my blog:
http://www.50ayear.com/2016/05/06/14-subtly-worded-teffi/
literarywanderess's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
From BBC Radio 4:
Marquita
Stories by Teffi Episode 1 of 3
A series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia who has been published again:
1. In Marquita, translated by Robert Chandler, the shy chanteuse and single mother puts more passion into her date with a wealthy Tartar. Does her new approach succeed?
Reader Hattie Morahan
Producer Duncan Minshull.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ny7p1
Marquita
Stories by Teffi Episode 1 of 3
A series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia who has been published again:
1. In Marquita, translated by Robert Chandler, the shy chanteuse and single mother puts more passion into her date with a wealthy Tartar. Does her new approach succeed?
Reader Hattie Morahan
Producer Duncan Minshull.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ny7p1
pelks's review against another edition
5.0
I love memoirs. I don't care how true-to-life they are. I love other people's emotional snapshots of times, places, friends, etc. This one is now one of my new favorites, and some of the early chapters actually made me laugh out loud. Highly recommended if you like memoirs and/or Russian literature.
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