{"product_id":"petersburg-isbn-9781906548438","title":"Petersburg","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in Saint Petersburg during the Revolution of 1905, this classic of Russian literature draws comparisons to James Joyce’s \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e for its display of symbolism and humor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e After enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, the university student Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov is entrusted with a highly dangerous mission: to plant a bomb and assassinate a major government figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But the real central character of \u003ci\u003ePetersburg\u003c\/i\u003e is the Russian capital itself—caught in the grip of political agitation and social unrest at the beginning of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Intertwining the worlds of history and myth, and parading a cast of unforgettable characters, \u003ci\u003ePetersburg\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of apocalypse and redemption played out through family dysfunction, conspiracy, and murder.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The most important, most influential, and most perfectly realized Russian novel written in the 20th century.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The most important, most influential, and most perfectly realized Russian novel written in the 20th century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This modernist novel, rightly regarded as one of the pinnacles of twentieth-century Russian literature, presents great challenges to the translator. With unswerving loyalty to the original, Elsworth has succeeded in capturing its idiosyncratic rhythms and elusive layers of meaning, producing a masterful translation that reads like a work of art in its own right.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eRossica Prize Judging Panel (2012)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the four most important works of twentieth century literature.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eVladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003eOne of   the four most important works of twentieth century literature. --Vladimir   NabokovAndrei Bely (whose real name was Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev), was born in 1880 into a family of illustrious intellectuals. Bely's writing heavily influenced the Russian Symbolist movement and the subsequent Modernist school - his significance in world literature is often compared to that of James Joyce. He died in Moscow in January 1934.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302602068197,"sku":"NP9781906548438","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781906548438.jpg?v=1767734706","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/petersburg-isbn-9781906548438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}