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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
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2023
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Gaito Gazdanov
- Uitgever
- Pushkin Press
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2023
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1805330233
- ISBN13
- 9781805330233
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Waargebeurde verhalen, Detectives & Thriller, Biographies, Historische romans, Liefde, Thrillers, Klassiekers, Autobiografie en memoires, Frankrijk, Oorlogsproza, Oorlogen, Moorden, Dood, Rusland, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Schrijven, Londen, Russische literatuur, Parijs, Lot, Burgeroorlog, Ballingschap, Existentialisme, Emigranten
- Eerste editie
- 1947
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Prizrak Aleksandra Volfa
- Beoordeling
- 4,05 van 5
- Aantekening
- 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