The Enchanted Wanderer - Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky

By Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky

Release Date: 2013-03-26

Genre: Fiction & Literature

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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's Dissident Gardens.

The Enchanted Wanderer - Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky

By Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky

Release Date: 2013-03-26

Genre: Fiction & Literature

(0 ratings)
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's Dissident Gardens.

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