Boris Pasternak's My Sister-Life: The Illusion of Narrative
Her standalone scholarly monograph and the principal entry point to her published book-length work.
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Katherine Tiernan O'Connor Books in Order
Katherine Tiernan O'Connor is Professor Emerita of Russian at Boston University. Her scholarship focuses particularly on Boris Pasternak, Anton Chekhov, and other nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian writers. She is also known for co-translating Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, though translation-only works are excluded from this bibliography.
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- Boris Pasternak's My Sister-Life: The Illusion of Narrative
nonfiction · 1988
Frequently asked questions about Katherine Tiernan O'Connor
Who is Katherine Tiernan O'Connor?
Katherine Tiernan O’Connor is a Russian-literature scholar, translator, and Professor Emerita of Russian at Boston University.
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What was Katherine Tiernan O'Connor’s career at Boston University?
She served at Boston University for 41 years, directed the Humanities Foundation from 1991 to 2008, and chaired the Modern Languages and Comparative Literature department from 1988 to 1996.
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What were Katherine Tiernan O'Connor’s main scholarly interests?
Her scholarship focused especially on Boris Pasternak, Anton Chekhov, and other nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian writers.
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Was Katherine Tiernan O'Connor a literary translator?
Yes. She co-translated Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita with Diana Burgin, a translation recognized in library and book-industry records.
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What awards did Katherine Tiernan O'Connor receive?
Boston University awarded her the Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 1981. The university also records fellowships and awards from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Ford Foundation, IREX, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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