| "The Malachite Casket" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Pavel Bazhov | |
| Original title | Малахитовая шкатулка |
| Translator | Alan Moray Williams (first), Eve Manning, et al. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre(s) | skaz |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Na Smenu! |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Media type | Print (newspaper, hardback and paperback) |
| Publication date | 1938 |
| Published in English | 1944 |
| Series | The Malachite Casket collection (list of stories) |
"The Malachite Casket" (Russian: Малахитовая шкатулка, romanized: Malahitovaja shkatulka), also known as "The Malachite Box",[1] is a folk tale (the so-called skaz) of the Ural region collected and reworked by Pavel Bazhov. It was first published in the several issues of the Sverdlovsk newspaper Na Smenu! in September—November 1938, and in Uralsky Sovremennik (volume 1, 1938). It was later released as a part of The Malachite Casket collection. "The Malachite Casket" is considered to be one of the best stories in the collection. The story was translated from Russian into English by Alan Moray Williams in 1944, and by Eve Manning in the 1950s.