Serena Vitale

Pushkin's Button

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ISBN 13:: 9780226857718
author:: Serena Vitale
format:: Paperback
publisher:: T.H.E. University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2000
Pages:: 355
Genre:: Literature Biographies & True Stories
Condition:: New
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£31.17

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Pushkin's Button by Serena Vitale is a meticulously researched account of the final months in the life of Russia's greatest artist. The author's meticulous detective work sheds new light on the circumstances surrounding Pushkin's tragic death, uncovering previously unknown details and intriguing insights into the artist's final days. Through a combination of historical research and imaginative analysis, Vitale reconstructs the events leading up to Pushkin's fatal duel in January 1837. A fascinating and meticulously researched study that will keep readers engaged until the very end. Serena Vitale's book is a riveting and original exploration of one of literature's most enduring mysteries.

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