The Enchanted Wanderer
and Other Stories
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Short Stories, Literary
| Author: | Nikolai Leskov | ISBN: | 9780307962362 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | March 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nikolai Leskov |
| ISBN: | 9780307962362 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | March 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
