The Master of Petersburg
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About This Book
In 1869, Dostoevsky was summoned from Germany to St. Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson. Coetzee dares to imagine the life of Dostoevsky, whom we watch as he obsessively follows his stepson’s ghost, trying to ascertain whether he was a suicide or a murder victim, and whether he loved or despised his stepfather. The 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.
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The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
1994
Pages
256 pages
Rating
2.7 / 5
Ratings
3
Editions
22
Publisher
Text Publishing Company
Language
SPA, ENG, GER
Status
Published
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