The Master of Petersburg

By: J. M. Coetzee, Shannon Burns (Introduction by)

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Paperback | 2 July 2019

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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.

Industry 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 *

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