About the Author

Robert Chandler is an acclaimed and award-winning translator of Russian literature. He has translated a number of works by Teffi, published by Pushkin Press, including her collection of short stories Subtly Worded and her memoir Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea. He also teaches part time at Queen Mary College and has published poems in the TLS and Poetry Review.

Reviews

Chandler, a superb translator from the Russian, rises to the challenge as he celebrates the writing while dodging the "crushing weight of reverence" Independent An engaging and enjoyable "brief life" of Russia's greatest, most quintessential poet TLS This superb, short... book is a masterwork... a digestible, readable biography Russian Life Magazine