Gentlemen of Fortune, or How Much Does a Kilogram of Glory Cost
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Victoria Tokareva is a well-known writer and screenwriter, familiar to Russian viewers from beloved childhood films: "Literature Lesson", "Gentlemen of Fortune", "Mimino", "A Dog Was Walking by the Piano", "You Exist...". Stories and novellas occupy a special place in Tokareva's work, warm and lively, with a gentle sense of humor, written in her unique, light, "Tokarevian" language. With likable characters who sometimes remind us of ourselves.
"Victoria Tokareva looks at the world as if no one else has seen it before, as if she has been given the opportunity to discover the nature and essence of things for the first time... she rediscovers the world around us," wrote Yuri Nagibin.
"Pushkin's tranquility" is how one can describe Victoria Tokareva's prose, her works console and help us accept life as it is, in all its fullness, complexity, and fragile charm. ...They love each other without demanding anything in return. They have to lead a double life and hide their connection. But now they don't care what will happen next: they feel that they can't be separated anymore... This edition includes stories from the 1990s, as well as the play "So What" and the film novella "Gentlemen of Fortune".
"Victoria Tokareva looks at the world as if no one else has seen it before, as if she has been given the opportunity to discover the nature and essence of things for the first time... she rediscovers the world around us," wrote Yuri Nagibin.
"Pushkin's tranquility" is how one can describe Victoria Tokareva's prose, her works console and help us accept life as it is, in all its fullness, complexity, and fragile charm. ...They love each other without demanding anything in return. They have to lead a double life and hide their connection. But now they don't care what will happen next: they feel that they can't be separated anymore... This edition includes stories from the 1990s, as well as the play "So What" and the film novella "Gentlemen of Fortune".
Author:
Author:Tokareva V.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Films & Series
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.5x14x4.8 cm
Series:
Series:Russian Literature. Big Books
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:partial varnish, embossed relief, gold embossing
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-24641-6
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