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David Magarshack (23 December 1899 – 1977) was a Latvian-born translator and biographer of Russian authors, best known for his translations of Dostoevsky.

Magarshack was born in Riga, in present-day Latvia (Riga was then part of Russia), travelled to Britain in 1920 and became naturalized in 1931.

After graduating from University College London in English Language and Literature, he worked in Fleet Street and published a number of novels.

He was the biographer of Chekhov (1952, 1955(US)), Gogol (1957), Dostoevsky (1962), Pushkin (1967), Stanislavsky (1951, 1976) and Turgenev (1954), but he is best remembered for his translations of Dostoevsky.

Magarshack died in London in 1977.

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Total Books: 11
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky [Modern Library Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375756887
ISBN-10: 0375756884
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Big Ben Strikes Eleven
Big Ben Strikes Eleven (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780712354837
ISBN-10: 0712354832
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Chekhov A Life
Chekhov a Life (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780837140957
ISBN-10: 0837140951
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Chekhov the Dramatist
Chekhov the Dramatist (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780413464903
ISBN-10: 0413464903
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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CHEKHOV THE DRAMATIST
Chekhov the Dramatist [MODERN THEATRE PROFILES] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780413464804
ISBN-10: 0413464806
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Gogol a Life
Gogol a Life (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780394173696
ISBN-10: 0394173694
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Real Chekhov An Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays
Real Chekhov an Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780048910448
ISBN-10: 0048910449
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Real Chekhov An Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays
The Real Chekhov an Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780064945042
ISBN-10: 0064945049
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Stanislavsky A Life
Stanislavsky a Life (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780571137916
ISBN-10: 0571137911
Genres: Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
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Stanislavsky A Life
Stanislavsky a Life (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780837174167
ISBN-10: 0837174163
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The Torrents of Spring
The Torrents of Spring (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780374526627
ISBN-10: 0374526621
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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