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The Enchanted Wanderer: Selected Tales

by Nikolai Leskov · 1873

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Written over the course of Leskov's career, each story in The Enchanted Wandererelucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of nineteenth-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismagical realismmagical realismMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of this
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RussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of thisEastern EuropeEastern EuropeMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 300 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of thisnovellanovellaMore like thisLess of this

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