Description
One of the four most important works of twentieth century literature. - Vladimir Nabokov
Set in the Russian capital during the Revolution of 1905, this modern classic often draws comparisons to James Joyce's Ulysses for its display of symbolism and humor
After enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, the university student Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov is entrusted with a highly dangerous mission: to plant a bomb and assassinate a major government figure. But the real central character of the novel is the city of Petersburg at the beginning of the twentieth century, caught in the grip of political agitation and social unrest. Intertwining the worlds of history and myth, and parading a cast of unforgettable characters, Petersburg is a story of apocalypse and redemption played out through family dysfunction, conspiracy and murder. Winner of the 2009 Rossica Translation Prize
Author: Andrei Bely
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 01/06/2009
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9781906548438
ISBN10: 1906548439
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Psychological
Set in the Russian capital during the Revolution of 1905, this modern classic often draws comparisons to James Joyce's Ulysses for its display of symbolism and humor
After enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, the university student Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov is entrusted with a highly dangerous mission: to plant a bomb and assassinate a major government figure. But the real central character of the novel is the city of Petersburg at the beginning of the twentieth century, caught in the grip of political agitation and social unrest. Intertwining the worlds of history and myth, and parading a cast of unforgettable characters, Petersburg is a story of apocalypse and redemption played out through family dysfunction, conspiracy and murder. Winner of the 2009 Rossica Translation Prize
Author: Andrei Bely
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 01/06/2009
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9781906548438
ISBN10: 1906548439
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Psychological
About the Author
Andrei Bely (whose real name was Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev), was born in 1880 into a family of illustrious intellectuals. Bely's writing heavily influenced the Russian Symbolist movement and the subsequent Modernist school - his significance in world literature is often compared to that of James Joyce. He died in Moscow in January 1934.