Petersburg by Andrei Bely
"Petersburg" is a symbolist novel set in the heart of Russia during the 1905 Revolution. It follows the story of a young man who is given the task of assassinating his own father, a high-ranking government official, by a radical political group. The narrative is a complex mix of politics, family drama, and philosophical introspection, all set against the backdrop of a city in turmoil. The novel is renowned for its vivid and poetic descriptions of the city itself, making Petersburg as much a character in the story as the people who inhabit it.
The 865th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1913
- Nationality
- Russian
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-400
- Words
- 142,000
- Original Language
- Russian
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- 3rd on Greatest Prose Works of the 20th Century (Vladimir Nabokov)
- 10th on The Main Works of Russian literature (Polka Academy)
- 54th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 240th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)