Boarding-school Girl

Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Northwestern University Press

Should be back in stock very soon

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This tale of a young woman's not-so-sentimental education is the story of fifteen-year-old Lolenka, who encounters an exiled radical named Veretitsyn and begins to question her education and life. Under his influence, Lolenka breaks with tradition and embarks upon a new life as a translator and an artist, but a chance meeting with Veretitsyn years later leads to a sobering reappraisal of her mentor's convictions.

[A] vigorous little bildungsroman whose reappearance is very welcome indeed." —Kirkus Reviews

"Veretitsyn leaps off the page and his passion for Sofya is palpable. Khvoshchinskaya's brief and vivid story is like a sharply composed snapshot. Here is a writer to learn more about." —Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780810117440

Dimensions: 198mm x 132mm x 14mm

Weight: 219g

154 pages