Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk And Other Stories Av Nikolai Leskov

<b>The story of a passionate young woman who escapes her stifling marriage through adultery and murder, <i>Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk</i> is now the basis for an acclaimed new film starring Florence Pugh<br><br></b>Nikolai Leskov is one of the most unique voices of nineteenth-century Russia, with a fascination for idiosyncratic characters, lurid crimes, comic absurdity, spirituality and the joy of pure story. This volume contains five of his greatest short tales, including the matchless masterpiece <i>Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk</i>. <br><br>Translated with an introduction by David McDuff