Author: GROSSMAN Leonid
Title: Death of a poet
- Place of publication: Warsaw
- Year of publication: 1949
- Publisher: Książka i Wiedza
- Number of pages: 355, [1].
- Illustrations, maps: ---
- Size: 21 cm
- Binding: hard semi-canvas
- Condition: slight rubbing/soiling of cover, outdated stamps
- ISBN: ---
Description:
Translated by Wladyslaw Broniewski. Cover art by Ignacy Witz.
The tragic epilogue of Pushkin's life is the main theme of this historical novel. The narrative is framed in the form of a diary of a young French diplomat who took part in the famous duel on January 27, 1837 as one of the seconds. By virtue of his mission, the narrator - a close friend of Pushkin's assassin, by the way - must have been closely acquainted with St. Petersburg's government circles, salons, artistic and political world, so the book is also a great historical document.
