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Title
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Drei satirische Fabeln
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Insel-Bücherei Nr. 382
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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Language note: German
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Michail Saltykow-Schtschedrin and Valentin Katajew, translated by Horst Wolf
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Creator
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Kataev, Valentin
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Date
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2016-01-25T15:22:52Z
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1995-07
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1951
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T15:22:52Z
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Date Issued
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1951
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Abstract
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Imagine my delight when I discovered that of the twenty-two fables by Shchedrin (as he is named there) in Fables (1941/76), the two I mentioned in my comment there are the very two translated into German here. Die idealistische Karausche presents a fundamental debate between two conflicting world-views, and gives a clear--and not very encouraging--resolution of their conflict. Der erzgescheite Gründling shows what a life without risk looks like, eventually even to the person who has refused risk. Katajew's Die Perle is a fascinating twist on the Gospel story of the pearl of great price. Karoline, a rare beauty, believes that she is growing a pearl under her flipper, and she gives her life to cultivating it. She passes up many opportunities because of this one source of riches until . . . .
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Identifier
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867 (Access ID)
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Language
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ger
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Publisher
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Insel-Verlag
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Leipzig
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Subject
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PG3361.S3 D75 1951
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Shchedrin
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole