Peak work of Russian prose of the 20th century
Petersburg narrates events that occurred during the last day of September and several gray days of October 1905, between rallies, strikes, demonstrations and workers' proclamations. However, this is not a historical novel; Here the first Russian revolution serves only as a background for another drama that Biely turned into a master story, this one articulated around themes such as obsolete tsarism, terrorism and the father-son conflict. But, without a doubt, the city of Saint Petersburg is the great protagonist.
Considered one of the summits of Russian prose of the 20th century, this edition includes the original version published by the Sirín publishing house in 1913-1914, a faithful reflection of the innovative literary spirit that permeated its author at the time of its conception and that is related its narrative line wi...read more
