His characters move through societies unhinged by civil war and narcotics smuggling, and their manias channel wider pathologies. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 384 pages and is available in paperback format. Petersburg by andrei bely 1979, paperback for sale. In this new edition of the bestselling translation, the reader will have access to the translators detailed commentary, which provides the necessary historical and literary context for understanding the novel, as well as a foreword by olga matich, acclaimed scholar of russian literature. Yet, while reading the book, i was surprised by the amount of historical and personal desire and their intertwining. Petersburg or saint petersburg, translated by john cournos 1959 petersburg, translated and annotated by john e. This translation of petersburg finally makes it possible to recognize andrei belys great novel of 19 as a crucial russian instance of european modernist fiction. Boris bugaev was born in moscow, into a prominent intellectual family. Petersburg by andrei bely, adam thirlwell waterstones. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Andrei bely project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Petersburg by andrei bely translated by john elsworth by andrei bely translated by john elsworth by andrei bely translated by john elsworth by andrei bely translated by john elsworth. Petersburg was originally published between 19 and 1914 in installments by sirin in its literary miscellany of the same name, and then in book form in 1916. There have been four major translations of the novel into english.
Andrei belys novel, petersburg, never fully appreciated in its own time and country, has attracted considerable attention in the west especially after it was proclaimed by vladimir nabokov as one of the four finest novels of the twentieth century, alongside james joyces ulysses. Andrei belys novel petersburg is considered one of the four greatest prose masterpieces of the 20th century. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Andrey bely 18801934 name also written andrei belyi. Considered andrei belys masterpiece, petersburg, is a pioneering modernist novel, ranked in importance alongside ulysses, the metamorphosis, and in search of lost time, that captures russias capital during the short, turbulent period of the first socialist revolution in 1905. The book employs a striking prose method in which sounds often evoke colors. Pdf petersburg book by andrei bely free download 384 pages. I can barely find words to describe this book, not least because anything i write seems stale in comparison to belys. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Andrei belys masterpiece, petersburg is a vivid, striking story set at the heart of the 1905 russian revolution. This penguin classics edition is translated from the russian by david mcduff with an introduction by adam thirlwell. And petersburg is no tooserious text, the parallels between bely and dostoyevskys respective novels are done so to parodic effect. Maguire for indiana university press 1978 paperback. However, he then realised that languages were more to his interest and started studying philology but never finished his course. Petersburg by andrei bely 1978, hardcover for sale. Petersburg by bely, andrei and a great selection of related books. Andrei bely whose real name was boris nikolaevich bugaev, was born in 1880 into a family of illustrious intellectuals. Considered belys masterpiece, the story follows nikolai ableukhovs journey as he is caught up in the revolutionary politics of those seminal days.
The novel is set in the somewhat hysterical atmosphere of turnofthecentury petersburg and the russian revolution of 1905. Andrei bely books list of books by author andrei bely. In the same way that the ticking timebomb in petersburg throws a moving spotlight on a city lurching toward revolution, violence in moyas books illuminates the collusion and corruption of power. Andrei bely petersburg a novel in eight chapters with a prologue and an epilogue translated by david mcduff and with an introduction by. To the extent that the book can be said to possess a plot, this can be summarized as the story of the. Andrei belys petersburg is rightly praised as a masterpiece. Mirskys witty characterization, a seer and prophet to some, a sort of mystical. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Petersburg is the title of andrei belys masterpiece, a symbolist work that foreshadows joyces modernist ambitions. His novel petersburg was regarded by vladimir nabokov as one of the four greatest novels of the 20th century.
Petersburg by andrei bely, 2018 online research library. Obviously dissatisfied with the first edition, bely began revising it almost immediately, but during the revolutionary and civil war period. Boris nikolaevich bugaev was a russian novelist, poet, theorist, communist, and literary critic. Petersburg by andrei bely overdrive rakuten overdrive. Boris nikolaevich bugaev 26 october 1880 8 january 1934 better known by the pen name andrei bely or biely. His father, nikolai bugaev, was a leading mathematician who is. They provide capsule courses on a spectrum of topics that mattered deeply to andrei bely but are obscure to many readers today. Exploring themes of history, identity, and family, it sees the. In this new edition of the bestselling translation, the reader will have access to the translators detailed commentary, which provides the necessary historical and literary. Russian symbolist poet, memoirist, essayist and novelist, whose bestknown work is peterburg 1916, petersburg, a baroque evocation of prerevolutionary capital of. While raskolnikov is a thinker, his crime is only vaguely planned, and the the murder of lizaveta surprises even himself. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Andrei belys petersburg, first published in 1916, is one of those world masterpieces of literature that for whatever reason general disinterest, lack of popular promotion, minimal amount.
Andrei bely has 115 books on goodreads with 16873 ratings. About petersburg the most important russian novel of the 20th century. Please note that items may contain writing andor highlighting and may not include cds, access cards, or other supplementary material. Discover five of the best and most enchanting books about the history, life and culture of st petersburg. Free download or read online petersburg pdf epub book. For various reasons the novel never received much attention and was not translat. The best books to read before visiting st petersburg to become better acquainted with the local culture, heritage and history.
For various reasons the novel never received much attention and was not translated into english until 1959 by john cournos, over 45 years after it was written, after joyce was already established as an important writer. At the insistence of his father, he studied mathematics and physics and moscow university, graduating in 1903. Andrei belys petersburg is a colourful evocation of russias capital during the short, turbulent period of the first socialist revolution in 1905. Andrei bely was born boris nikolayevich bugayev in moscow in 1880. Ill take a brief stab at a few of things i found interesting. The first edition of the novel was published in 19, and was written by andrei bely. In addition, both books focus on a short time period with a city as a major character, but the main thing in common is that one or a dozen posts cant sum up what it feels like to read the work. A readers guide to andrei belys petersburg edited by leonid livak the fifteen distinguished contributors do more than elucidate a worldclass novel. Petersburg by andrei bely and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the intellectually giddy, combative, brilliant period of russian art at the turn of the century, andrei bely was an outstanding figure, the best representative, no doubt, of its ultraromantic speculations and experiments. Obviously dissatisfied with the first edition, bely began revising it almost immediately, but during the revolutionary and civil war period, he could find no one interested in publishing a revised second edition.
Nikolais crime is yet to be committed, he has killed no one. Belys writing heavily influenced the russian symbolist movement and the subsequent modernist school his significance in wor. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Petersburg ebook by andrei bely 9780141968797 rakuten kobo. Knowing belys symbolist background, i had exepected the shimmering interlacing of symbols.
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