Gaito Gazdanov

'A tantalising mystery... a mesmerising work of literature' - Antony Beevor 'Truly troubling, a weird meditation on death, war and sex' - Paris Review A superb early postmodern classic by one of Nabokov's fellow émigré writers, rediscovered after more than half a century A man comes across a short story which recounts in minute detail his killing of a soldier,...

While summering on the French Riviera, the young Seryozha secretly becomes the lover of the much older Liza—who is also his father's mistress. As autumn approaches, they reluctantly part: Liza to return to Paris, Seryozha to take up his studies at university in London. When he finds out about their affair, Seryozha's father attempts to convince Liza to leave his...