The Ghost of Alexander Wolf. The Return of Buddha
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On a hot day in 1919, a young soldier, in order to save his own life, kills the pursuer on a white horse. From this encounter with no witnesses, only a painful memory and an image will remain, haunting the hero for the rest of his life until years later, working as a journalist in Paris, he reads a story that vividly reproduces the events from the victim's perspective. Thus begins the search for the elusive Alexander Wolf, leading the narrator to be involved in a series of strange encounters and events that make him reflect on life, death, fateful coincidences, and the inevitability of destiny.
In the novel "The Return of Buddha," the reader will find the same Paris of the Russian emigration: the alleys of urban slums, memories, dizzying fantasies, a poor student, a mysterious homeless man who becomes a millionaire due to an unexpected inheritance, his young lover, and the only witness to the murder - a golden Buddha statuette...
Gazdanov skillfully intertwines autobiographical elements, psychological depth, and the traditions of European existentialism with elements of adventure fiction, philosophical thriller, and detective story.
In the novel "The Return of Buddha," the reader will find the same Paris of the Russian emigration: the alleys of urban slums, memories, dizzying fantasies, a poor student, a mysterious homeless man who becomes a millionaire due to an unexpected inheritance, his young lover, and the only witness to the murder - a golden Buddha statuette...
Gazdanov skillfully intertwines autobiographical elements, psychological depth, and the traditions of European existentialism with elements of adventure fiction, philosophical thriller, and detective story.
Author:
Author:Gazdanov G.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newsprint
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20x13x2.5 cm
Series:
Series:Russian Classics
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:14+
Product type:
Product type:embossed
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-159141-0
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