The Master of Petersburg

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Master of Petersburg
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. M. Coetzee
Introduction by Shannon Burns
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 124
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Historical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781925773880
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Text Publishing
Imprint The Text Publishing Company
Publication Date 2 July 2019
Publication Country Australia

Description

History is coming to an end; the old account-books will soon be thrown into the fire; in this dead time between old and new, all things are permitted. He does not believe his answer particularly, does not disbelieve it. In the fall of 1869, Dostoevsky is summoned from Berlin to St Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson. Mad with grief, Dostoevsky obsessively unravels Pavel's life and death, becoming enmeshed in the same demonic conspiracies that claimed the boy. The Master of Petersburg is a daring novel about filial love and hate, authority and rebellion, art and imagination.

Author Biography

J. M. Coetzee was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. He lives in Adelaide.

Reviews

'A provocative and ironic exploration of the relation of art and life.' * Los Angeles Times * 'A dark and beautifully imagined novel. Coetzee draws a brilliant portrait of an era of desperation, obsession, and hope.' * Elle * 'A fascinating study of the dark mysteries of creativity, grief, relationships between fathers and sons, and of the great Russian themes of love and death.' * Wall Street Journal * 'South Africa's most brilliant novelist...challenges us to doubt our preconceived notions not only of love but of truth itself.' * Seattle Times *