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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
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2023
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Gaito Gazdanov
- Editore
- Pushkin Press
- Pubblicato
- 2023
- Formato
- In brossura
- ISBN10
- 1805330233
- ISBN13
- 9781805330233
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Storie vere, Gialli & Thriller, Biografie, Prosa storica, Amore, Thriller, Classici, Autobiografie e memorie, Francia, Prosa di guerra, Omicidi, Guerre, Morte, Russia, Gran Bretagna, Scrittura, Letteratura Russa, Londra, Parigi, Destino, Guerra Civile, Esilio, Esistenzialismo, Emigranti
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1947
- Titolo originale
- Prizrak Aleksandra Volfa
- Valutazione
- 4,05 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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