Ambrose Birs (1842-1913) is a famous American writer and journalist. The Birs, who passed the civil war, became famous not only for his satirical sketches and realistic stories, but the unique “stories-stories”, from which the soul freezes to this day.
This book is the most complete Russian -language collection of stories by Ambrose Birs. Among them, both well -known to the Russian reader, and have never previously been translated into Russian. The talent of Birsa, bright, gloomy and ironic, appears here in all his versatility, and makes the reader worry and laugh along with Birs and admire his “military” cycle, which is rightfully considered the masterpiece of the English -language prose of the 19th century.
Author
Birs Ambrose
Publisher
AST, 2014
Series
The legendary classic
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