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The Uncle ("On the Hunt")
the uncle
also: дядя
The narrator's imperious, hospitable uncle, a landowner in Ekaterinoslav province, whose obsessive love for his hunting dogs -- especially his favorite hound Skachok -- drives the story's comic reversal.
Reading notes
- On the Hunt §2 my uncle, a landowner in Ekaterinoslav province
The narrator's uncle, an imperious and hospitable provincial landowner whose passion for his hunting dogs drives the story's plot.