Remizov, Alexei
Sisters of the Cross (Russian Library)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780231185424
- author:
- Remizov, Alexei
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 21.84 x 14.73 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sisters of the Cross is a masterful novel by Alekseĭ Remizov, first published in 1910. This early work by one of the most influential members of the Russian Symbolist movement tells the story of Piotr Alekseevich Marakulin, a financial clerk who finds himself at the centre of a world of suffering and humiliation.
After being accused of embezzlement, Marakulin's life is turned upside down, leading him to encounter a number of women whose struggles will challenge his understanding of the universe. With densely packed psychological prose and fluctuating narrative perspective, Remizov crafts a haunting tale that reaches its climax at the beginning of the Whitsuntide festival.
Translated into English for the first time, this remarkable novel is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in early modernist fiction. A powerful exploration of the human condition, Sisters of the Cross is a deeply unsettling and thought-provoking work that will linger long after the final page has been turned.
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