Papáček Pavel Books

Resurrection proceeds from brothel to court-room, stinking cells to offices of state, luxury apartments to filthy life in Siberia. The ultimate crisis of moral responsibility embroils not only the famous author and his hero, but also you and me. Can we help resolve the eternal issues of law and imprisonment?

A classic Russian historical military novel set during the Pugachev Rebellion which contrasts the human internal world with the inevitable movements of history “Time has done nothing to dull the excitement of the story, which, for all its romantic coincidences, is something more than a mere tale of adventure” —The New York Times Alexander Pushkin’s short novel is set during the reign of Catherine the Great, when the Cossacks rose up in rebellion against the Russian empress. Presented as the memoir of Pyotr Grinyov, a nobleman, The Captain’s Daughter tells how, as a feckless youth and fledgling officer, Grinyov was sent from St. Petersburg to serve in faraway southern Russia. Traveling to take up this new post, Grinyov loses his shirt gambling and then loses his way in a terrible snowstorm, only to be guided to safety by a mysterious peasant. With impulsive gratitude Grinyov hands over his fur coat to his savior, never mind the cold. Soon after he arrives at Fort Belogorsk, Grinyov falls in love with Masha, the beautiful young daughter of his captain. Then Pugachev, leader of the Cossack rebellion, surrounds the fort. Resistance, he has made it clear, will be met with death. At once a fairy tale and a thrilling historical novel, this singularly Russian work of the imagination is also a timeless, universal, and very winning story of how love and duty can summon pluck and luck to confront calamity.

Kniha obsahuje následující autorovy bajky: Velemoudrý piskoř -- Obětavý zajíc -- Ubohý vlk -- Karas idealista -- Ctnosti a neřesti -- Lhavý novinář a lehkověrný čtenář -- Loutkářovy lidičky -- Čížkovo hoře -- Věrný Trezor -- Nedřímavé oko -- Hlupák -- Sousedé -- Zdravě myslící zajíc -- Liberál --Zapomnětlivý beran -- Tahoun -- Kysel -- Planý hovor -- Vesnický požár -- Cestou -- Hyena -- Příhoda s Kramolnikovem -- Kristova noc -- Vánoční pohádka -- Havran prosebník -- Vypravování o tom, jak jeden mužík dva generály vyživil -- Ztratilo se svědomí -- Divý statkář.

Kromě posledních spisovatelových povídek a několika doplňků a autobiografických črt ze závěru života obsahuje poslední svazek Turgeněvových spisů také básně v próze. Redigoval Pavel Papáček.