About the book
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
Editions of The Spectre of Alexander Wolf
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781805330233
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781782270089
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781782270720
- EBook
- ISBN 9781782270362
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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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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
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Spectre of Alexander Wolf?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of The Spectre of Alexander Wolf?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781805330233
Is The Spectre of Alexander Wolf part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Pushkin Press Classics
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Spectre of Alexander Wolf?
Gaito Gazdanov
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The Spectre of Alexander Wolf is available as paperback(ISBN 9781805330233) and paperback(ISBN 9781782270089) and paperback(ISBN 9781782270720) and ebook(ISBN 9781782270362)
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