Rayfield, Donald

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RAYFIELD, Donald

RAYFIELD, Donald. British, b. 1942. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Biography, Translations. Career: Professor of Russian and Georgian, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, 1990- (joined faculty, 1967). Lecturer in Russian, University of Queensland, 1964-66. Publications: Chekhov: Evolution of His Art, 1975; (trans.) Ati Leksi, by Galaktion Tabidze, 1975; The Dream of Lhasa, 1976; (trans.) Three Poems by Vazha Pshavela, 1981; Confessions of Victor X, 1984; Catastrophe and Comedy: Chekhov's Cherry Orchard, 1994; The Chekhov Omnibus, 1994; Uncle Vania and the Wood Demon, 1994; The Literature of Georgia: A History, 1994; Anton Chekhov-A Life, 1997; Understanding Chekhov, 1999; Dnevnik A.S. Suvorina, 1999; The Garnett Book of Russian Verse, 2000. Address: Dept. of Russian, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, England. Online address: [email protected]