Category: General Fiction, Literature
Language: EnglishKeywords: Anthologies & Short Stories Existential existentialism Literature & Fiction Philosophy Psychology Russia Russian
Written by Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear - translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
Read by Michael Page
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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 19th-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.
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 19th-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.