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The Queen of Spades

Author
Alexander Pushkin
Series
Pushkin's Prose
Language
Russian
Length
38 pages
ISBN
9781787361362
Published
15 February 2020
Imprint
Urban Romantics
  • Pushkin
  • prose
  • love
  • romance
  • relationships
  • society
  • psychological
  • nihilism
  • symbolism
  • classic

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Description

Hermann, an ethnic German, is an officer of the engineers in the Imperial Russian Army. He constantly watches the other officers gamble, but never plays himself. One night, Tomsky tells a story about his grandmother, an elderly countess. Many years ago, in France, she lost a fortune at faro, and then won it back with the secret of the three winning cards, which she learned from the notorious Count of St. Germain. Hermann becomes obsessed with obtaining the secret.

Author

Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) stands at the head of Russian literature — the poet later novelists still answer. Eugene Onegin made a novel in verse; the tales, plays, and lyrics gave Russian a new natural brilliance, as if the language had been waiting for him. Pushkin wrote with golden speed: wit, passion, and a clarity that feels conversational even at full music.

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