- The third of a major translations series of important Russian plays to be published over the next ten years.

- Previously announced: The Inspector and A Month in the Country.

- A major Broadway production of this translation of The Cherry Orchard is in the works.

- The series of covers will be designed by John Gall, Art Director of Abrams Books.

- Pevear and Volokhonsky are (Oprah-approved) pre-eminent Russian translators

- Their awards include: Pen/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prizes for Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov

- Pevear is from Boston; Volokhonsky is from Paris

- Their Anna Karenina has sold over 1,000,000 copies

- Nelson is a Tony Award-winning playwright who is currently receiving critical acclaim for his The Apple Family plays at NYC’s Public Theater