About the book: 2012 / “All real literature is a challenge, an invitation to play. If you understand something in literature, then you become an accomplice in the game - partly enthusiastic, partly amazed... I would like the masterpieces of English literature to become masterpieces of Russian literature at the level of Chekhov or Bunin,” wrote Vladimir Sergeevich Muravyov, who gave his spiritual strength, knowledge and talent to ensure that his translations from J. R. R. Tolkien, W. Irving, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Muriel Spark, John Fowles and other Irish and American writers come as close as possible to the level of prose of Russian classics. The compilers hope that the anthology “Foray into Reality” will help the reader learn the secrets of the skill of this remarkable translator. Contents: FROM ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND IRISH PROSE Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Carmilla Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Hammer of God Joyce Carey. Spring Song by Joyce Carey. Taste of DreamsJohn Collier. Crazy money. Reinsurance. Another American tragedy. Green thoughts. Interpretation of a dream. The cards tell the truth. Catcher of men. Mademoiselle Kiki. Kiki's offspringEvlyn Waugh. A foray into reality. On guard is Muriel Spark. Sad fairy tales are suitable for winter. Portobello RoadJohn Fowles. Riddle FROM AMERICAN PROSE Washington Irving. The Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra. Henry. Hypothetical case. The Last of the Troubadours Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Diamond MountainWilliam Faulkner. Uncle Willie. It will be great William Saroyan. Three bathers and a Yale graduate. Locomotive 38 of the Ojibway Tribe by Flannery O'Connor. Salt of the earth