The Boarding-School Girl

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ISBN 978-0-8101-1744-0Publication Date
January 2000
Page Count
154 pages
Trim Size
5 1/8 x 7 3/4
ISBN
0-8101-1744-4
The Boarding-School Girl
This tale of a young woman's not-so-sentimental education is the story of fifteen-year-old Lolenka, who encounters an exiled radical named Veretitsyn and begins to question her education and life. Under his influence, Lolenka breaks with tradition and embarks upon a new life as a translator and an artist, but a chance meeting with Veretitsyn years later leads to a sobering reappraisal of her mentor's convictions.
Reviews
"[A] vigorous little bildungsroman whose reappearance is very welcome indeed." --Kirkus Reviews
"Veretitsyn leaps off the page and his passion for Sofya is palpable. Khvoshchinskaya's brief and vivid story is like a sharply composed snapshot. Here is a writer to learn more about." --Publishers Weekly