![]() By stopping after each page, he teaches the reader how to be more aware of how their feelings are being affected as the story unfolds. ![]() He begins with Chekhov’s “ In the Cart ,” pausing after each page to give a commentary on the state of the story as it changes and develops. “A Swim in the Pond in the Rain” includes each translated short story in full, with Saunders’ analysis of each one, as well as his afterthoughts, which are meditations on writing and life inspired by each work. He writes with a voice so intimate, warm and unpretentious that it is like listening to the words of an old friend. Saunders examines what these stories have to teach us about good storytelling in paragraphs that are easy to understand, compelling and highly enjoyable. “A Swim in the Pond in the Rain” is full of lessons on life, art, death and the power of fiction. ![]() His latest book, “ A Swim in the Pond in the Rain ,” is a condensed version of that class, where Saunders gives a moving analysis of seven Russian short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol. ![]() George Saunders, Booker prize-winning author of “ Lincoln in the Bardo,” has taught a class on the Russian short story in translation at Syracuse University in New York for over 20 years. ![]()
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