{"product_id":"the-inspector-richard-nelson-9781559364553","title":"The Inspector: A Comedy in Five Acts","description":"\"Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English.\" --James Wood, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled \"the greatest play written in Russian\" by Vladimir Nabokov, Nikolai Gogol's immortal comedy is a pitch-perfect satire of social corruption. Now, renowned American playwright Richard Nelson and the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, collaborate on a revelatory new translation of Gogol's biting masterpiece. With an introduction and text notes by Richard Pevear, this essential edition marks the first in a series of translations of major works of Russian drama for TCG. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForthcoming titles include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Month in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e by Ivan Turgenev\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e by Anton Chekhov \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e's many plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThat Hopey Changey Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRegular Singing\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/i\u003e and J\u003ci\u003eames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e have translated the works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Boris Pasternak and Mikhail Bulgakov. Their translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e won the PEN Translation Prize in 1991 and 2002, respectively. Pevear, a native of Boston, and Volokhonsky, of St. Petersburg, are married and live in France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559364556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559364553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995764621567,"sku":"9781559364553","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df2b77d3-1753-47ca-9947-df417725540f.jpg?v=1683337713","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-inspector-richard-nelson-9781559364553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}