The Spectre of Alexander Wolf

A superb early postmodern classic by one of Nabokov’s fellow émigré writers, rediscovered after more than half a century

“This psychological novel takes stock of death, war, violence and the guilt that undergirds it all.” — The New York Times Book Review

A man comes across a short story which recounts in minute detail his killing of a soldier, long ago – from the victim’s point of view. It’s a story that should not exist, and whose author can only be a dead man.

So begins the strange quest for its elusive writer: “Alexander Wolf.”

A singular classic, The Spectre of Alexander Wolf is a psychological thriller and existential inquiry into guilt and redemption, coincidence and fate, love and death

Author: Gaito Gazdanov
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics
Published: 11/07/2023
Series: Pushkin Press Classics
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.82h x 5.19w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9781805330233
Language: English