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A superb early postmodern classic by one of Nabokov’s fellow émigré writers, rediscovered after more than half a century "This psychological novel takes stock of death, war, violence and the guilt that undergirds it all." — The New York Times Book Review A man comes across a short story which recounts in minute detail his killing of a soldier, long ago - from the victim's point of view. It's a story that should not exist, and whose author can only be a dead man. So begins the strange quest for its elusive writer: "Alexander Wolf." A singular classic, The Spectre of Alexander Wolf is a psychological thriller and existential inquiry into guilt and redemption, coincidence and fate, love and death
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The Spectre of Alexander Wolf, Gaito Gazdanov
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2023
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Gaito Gazdanov
- Éditeur
- Pushkin Press
- Publié
- 2023
- Format
- souple
- ISBN10
- 1805330233
- ISBN13
- 9781805330233
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Histoires vraies, Polars & Thrillers, Biographies, Romans historiques, Amour, Thriller, Classiques, Autobiographies et mémoires, France, Prose de guerre, Guerres, Meurtres, Mort, Russie, Grande-Bretagne, Écriture, Londres, Littérature russe, Paris (ville), Destin, Guerre civile, Exil, Existentialisme, Émigrants, expatriés
- Première publication
- 1947
- Titre original
- Prizrak Aleksandra Volfa
- Évaluation
- 4,05 sur 5
- Description
- A superb early postmodern classic by one of Nabokov’s fellow émigré writers, rediscovered after more than half a century "This psychological novel takes stock of death, war, violence and the guilt that undergirds it all." — The New York Times Book Review A man comes across a short story which recounts in minute detail his killing of a soldier, long ago - from the victim's point of view. It's a story that should not exist, and whose author can only be a dead man. So begins the strange quest for its elusive writer: "Alexander Wolf." A singular classic, The Spectre of Alexander Wolf is a psychological thriller and existential inquiry into guilt and redemption, coincidence and fate, love and death