That Spark of Life, author – Pavel Petrovich Bazhov
Pavel Bazhov's work That Spark of Life is an incredible and entertaining story about a talented master Timokha, who could do everything.
The author, Pavel Bazhov, tries to show the reader that the inhabitants of the Urals are very talented and incredibly hardworking people, but sometimes talent alone is not enough to succeed in their business.
Pavel Petrovich managed to convey not only the spirit, perseverance, character and dedication of the Ural inhabitants, but also to show the reader the subtle philosophy of the Ural people who are able to achieve an unsurpassed mastership in their trade.
However, the author is not limited only to the narration of the professional path of the protagonist. He shows the reader the life of the inhabitants of the Urals of those times, tells about mineral deposits and describes in detail the nature of our region.
In general, this work reveals to us the originality of Bazhov's fairy tales, which consists in the fact that he trieы to show a life in which reality and a fairy tale are intertwined. Bazhov's tales are filled with humor and fervor, which indicates that the author was constantly in search and cognition of the surrounding world, and in this case – the search for a favorite trade.
The material was prepared by a master's student of Translation and Translation Studies, Evgeny Melnikov