by J.M.Coetzee (Author)
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2003 In The Master of Petersburg J. M. Coetzee dares to imagine the life of Dostoevsky. Set in 1869, when Dostoevsky was summoned from Germany to St Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson, this novel is at once a compelling mystery steeped in the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary Russia and a brilliant and courageous meditation on authority and rebellion, art and imagination. Dostoevsky is seen obsessively following his stepson's ghost, trying to ascertain whether he was a suicide or a murder victim and whether he loved or despised his stepfather.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0099470373
ISBN 13: 9780099470373
Book Overview: A fascinating insight into the mind of Dostoevsky, as imagined by Coetzee - Nobel-Prize winner and one of our greatest living writers.