J. M. Coetzee: The Master of Petersburg
Set in 1869, when Dostoevsky was summoned from Germany to St Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson, this novel is at once a compelling mystery steeped in the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary Russia and a brilliant and courageous meditation on.....
ISBN: |
9780099470373 |
Author: |
J. M. Coetzee |
Page: |
250 |
Binding: |
Soft cover |
Publication date: |
2004 |
Format: |
Book |
Publisher: |
RANDOM HOUSE |
Language: |
English |
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Set in 1869, when Dostoevsky was summoned from Germany to St Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson, this novel is at once a compelling mystery steeped in the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary Russia and a brilliant and courageous meditation on authority and rebellion, art and imagination. Dostoevsky is seen obsessively following his stepson's ghost, trying to ascertain whether he was a suicide or a murder victim and whether he loved or despised his stepfather.
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