In an entertaining way, the book tells the story of how nine famous literary works were created—from the real-life fact that served as the basis, to their literary embodiment.
Contents:
Preface
The Bishop and the Convict. Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables.”
The Lepage Rifle and a Bureaucrat’s Greatcoat. N. V. Gogol’s “The Overcoat.”
A Jack and a Lady. A. S. Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades.”
A Mother and a Son. I. S. Turgenev’s “Mumu.”
Betrayal and Revenge. Alexandre Dumas “The Count of Monte Cristo.”
History and Novel. A. S. Pushkin “The Captain’s Daughter.”
A Russian Warrior and an Enemy Soldier. V. M. Garshin “Four Days.”
A Sociologist and the Keeper of a Brothel. Jack London “The Benefit of Doubt.”
A Society Lady and a Telegraph Operator. A. I. Kuprin “The Garnet Bracelet.”