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A review by mobyskine
Four Russian Short Stories by Nina Berberova, Galina Kuznetsova, Bryan Karetnyk, Yury Felsen, Gaito Gazdanov, Gazdanov & Others
3.0
Four short stories from four writers-- who all exiles from revolutionary Russia, exploring stories about death and survival in different views.
Kunak (Galina Kuznetsova)
A story of an abandoned horse discovered swimming for its life during a chaotic refugees attempt to find safety at the coast. This was fairly okay, not my favorite but on how the writer narrated the scene was superb, such devotion and suspense.
A Miracle (Yury Felsen)
A mysterious story told by a patient narrator (who recuperating after a serious operation) about his new bed neighbor, a morphinist. I like how the writer portraying the character's feeling-- intriguing and very secretive. Ending was unexpected.
The Murder of Valkovsky (Nina Berberova)
About love, companionship, passion and death. Dramatic and classic.
Requiem (Gaito Gazdanov)
Beautifully written, this was my favorite among all four. Melancholic, it feels like the narrator was reading a diary of his friendship and lost, very appealing and tragic.
Might be unfair to rate them all as one cause I think they deserve star rating differently. But anyhoo, overall I quite love it a lot. 3.5 stars!
Kunak (Galina Kuznetsova)
A story of an abandoned horse discovered swimming for its life during a chaotic refugees attempt to find safety at the coast. This was fairly okay, not my favorite but on how the writer narrated the scene was superb, such devotion and suspense.
A Miracle (Yury Felsen)
A mysterious story told by a patient narrator (who recuperating after a serious operation) about his new bed neighbor, a morphinist. I like how the writer portraying the character's feeling-- intriguing and very secretive. Ending was unexpected.
The Murder of Valkovsky (Nina Berberova)
About love, companionship, passion and death. Dramatic and classic.
Requiem (Gaito Gazdanov)
Beautifully written, this was my favorite among all four. Melancholic, it feels like the narrator was reading a diary of his friendship and lost, very appealing and tragic.
Might be unfair to rate them all as one cause I think they deserve star rating differently. But anyhoo, overall I quite love it a lot. 3.5 stars!