Zhiznennyi Put' [The Way of All Flesh].: Translated from English [by P. Guber]. [Preface 'English Stendhal' by P. Guber]. Book design and frontispiece by T. Tsinberg.
by Butler, Samuel
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About This Item
One of 10 300 copies published.
First and only edition of the translation.
First Butler's book in Russian.
Firstly The Way of All Flesh, a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler (1835-1902), was published posthumously in 1903.
Russian edition was signed for printing on 23 April 1938. Four month later Petr Guber (1886-1940), writer and 'one of the best Leningrad translators', who prepared this book, was arrested and died in prison. That's why his name was forgotten and disappeared from the title page. The translator stayed anonymous until 1967.
New Russian translation appeared only in 2009.
Book design and powerful frontispiece were created by Jewish graphic artist and writer Tamara Tsinberg (1908-1977). She studied at VKhUTEMAS under Vladimir Favorsky, a key figure for Russian graphic design of the XXth century.
In 1998 The Way of All Flesh was selected by the Modern Library 'as one of the 100 best novels of all time'. Butler's novel also influenced George Orwell. The writer called it 'a great book'.
OCLC locates one copy of this edition only: in the Cambridge University Library.
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- Bookseller
- Biblionne (RS)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5881
- Title
- Zhiznennyi Put' [The Way of All Flesh].
- Author
- Butler, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- In publisher’s binding.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near very good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Khudozhestvennaya literatura
- Place of Publication
- Leningrad
- Date Published
- 1938
- Pages
- frontispiece, 495, [1] pp.
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- English literature; Translations;
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