Petersburg (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781906548438)

Set in Saint Petersburg during the Revolution of 1905, this classic of Russian literature draws comparisons to James Joyce's Ulysses for its display of symbolism and humor

After enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, the university student Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov is entrusted with a highly dangerous mission: to plant a bomb and assassinate a major government figure.

But the real central character of Petersburg is the Russian capital itself--caught in the grip of political agitation and social unrest at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Intertwining the worlds of history and myth, and parading a cast of unforgettable characters, Petersburg is a story of apocalypse and redemption played out through family dysfunction, conspiracy, and murder.

"The most important, most influential, and most perfectly realized Russian novel written in the 20th century." --The New York Times Book Review

Author: Andrei Bely
ISBN-10: 1906548439
ISBN-13: 9781906548438
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2009
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.70d