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One of the century's most unusual books: a rediscovered Russian masterpiece about seduction, drug addiction, adolescence, and the 1917 Revolution, by a mysterious pseudonymous author. This diabolically lucid account became the talk of Paris when itappeared in a French edition some forty-five years after its original Russian publication. Hailed as a classic of drug addition such as de Quincey's CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM EATER, the story of the young addict Maslennikov's descent into themaelstrom is also a metaphor for the violent purification of the November Revolution.
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"Fascinating . . . Reminiscent of Nabokov's eccentric precision." --John Updike
"Accomplished writing." --Publishers Weekly
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"Accomplished writing." --Publishers Weekly
A rediscovered Russian masterpiece about seduction, drug addiction, adolescence, and the 1917 revolution, by a mysterious pseudonymous author. The story of the young addict Maslennikov's descent into the maelstrom is also a metaphor for the violent purification of the November revolution.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0141181508
- ISBN 13 9780141181509
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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