James E. Falen is a professor emeritus of Russian at the University of Tennessee. He published a translation of Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin in 1990 which was also influenced by Nabokov's translation, but preserved the Onegin stanzas ().Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse (Oxford World's Classics) This translation is considered to be the most faithful one to Pushkin's spirit according to Russian critics and translators.
His other books include: Isaac Babel, Russian master of the short story (1974), a comprehensive study of the life and work of Isaak Babel (1894–1940). Boris Godunov and other dramatic works (2007), a translation of plays by Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837). Selected Lyrical Poetry (2009), translation of some more poetry of Pushkin. Intimations: Selected Poetry by Anna Akhmatova (2010), a translation of selected poems of Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966). My Sister Life and The Zhivago Poems, (2012), a translation of two poetry anthologies by Boris Pasternak (1890-1960).
References
External links What's Gained in Translation, an essay by Douglas Hofstadter comparing translations of Onegin