The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories (Paperback)

from amerynth

I thoroughly enjoyed Nikolai Leskov's "The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories," a great collection of Russian short stories. Most of the stories tell tales of the working class in the time of Tsar Nicholas I -- they read almost as a collection of old folk tales. Good solid writing and interesti...

from mattresslessness

Picked this up after reading Walter Benjamin's essay pitching Leskov as the last great figure in European storytelling. There are a number of shorter stories included (like Lady Macbeth of Mtensk, which Shostakovich later turned into an opera), but the title story is the centre of attention and s...

from jeterat

Although I wanted to enjoy the Enchanted Wanderer and would have, this translation and print of this book was absolutely terrible. My copy had dozens of print errors and translation errors. I will reread this book, but in a different translation. Do NOT buy this copy!