The Flight - Couverture souple

Gazdanov, Gaito

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1782271627 ISBN 13 : 9781782271628

Editeur : Pushkin Press, 2016

Synopsis

First English translation of this novel by the author of The Spectre of Alexander Wolf

While summering on the French Riviera, the young Seryozha secretly becomes the lover of the much older Liza - who is also his father's mistress. As autumn approaches, they reluctantly part: Liza to return to Paris, Seryozha to take up his studies at university in London. When he finds out about their affair, Seryozha's father attempts to convince Liza to leave his son, for the sake of the boy's own happiness. She finally gives in - but a sudden, fatal catastrophe changes everything...

Gazdanov's second novel is proof of his wide-ranging talents: originally written before his celebrated noir experiments The Spectre of Alexander Wolf and The Buddha's Return, The Flight blends psychological drama, illicit romance and moments of both comedy and lyricism into a modernist take on the traditional Russian nineteenth-century realist novel epitomised by Tolstoy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

GAITO GAZDANOV (1903-1971) joined the White Army aged just sixteen and fought in the Russian Civil War. Exiled in Paris from the 1920s onwards, he eventually became a nocturnal taxi-driver and gained prominence on the literary scene as a novelist, essayist, critic and short-story writer. The Spectre of Alexander Wolf, The Beggar and Other Stories, The Buddha's Return and The Flight are also published by Pushkin Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pushkin Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782271627
• ISBN 13: 9781782271628
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible