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The enchanted wanderer: and other stories

Leskov, NikolaiPevear, Richard(Translated by)Volokhonsky, Larissa(Translated by)
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Written over the course of Leskov's career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of nineteenth-century working-class Russia.

Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.BONUS MATERIAL:This edition includes an excerpt from Jonathan Lethem'sDissident Gardens.

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Alfred A. Knopf
0307962369 / 9780307962362
eBook (EPUB)
891.733
26/03/2013
English
608 pages
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