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The Commissariat of Enlightenment: a Novel
Ken Kalfus
The Commissariat of Enlightenment: a Novel
Ken Kalfus
Russia, 1910. Leo Tolstoy lies dying in Astapovo, a remote railway station. Members of the press from around the world have descended upon this sleepy hamlet to record his passing for a public suddenly ravenous for celebrity news. They have been joined by a film company whose cinematographer, Nikolai Gribshin, is capturing the extraordinary scene and learning how to wield his camera as a political tool. At this historic moment he comes across two men -- the scientist, Professor Vorobev, and the revolutionist, Joseph Stalin -- who have radical, mysterious plans for the future. Soon they will accompany him on a long, cold march through an era of brutality and absurdity. The Commissariat of Enlightenment is a mesmerizing novel of ideas that brilliantly links the tragedy and comedy of the Russian Revolution with the global empire of images that occupies our imaginations today.
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 3 februari 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780060501396 |
Uitgevers | Harper Perennial |
Pagina's | 304 |
Afmetingen | 17 × 135 × 203 mm · 258 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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