The Polyglots
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm.
At the chaotic fringes of a collapsing empire, a young British officer navigates the absurdities of post-revolutionary Russia — caught between warring factions, impossible romances, and the tragicomic farce of human ambition. The Polyglots, William Gerhardie's brilliantly observed second novel, chronicles the misadventures of the wry and self-aware narrator George Diabologh, stationed in the Far East amid a cast of multilingual, multinational relatives who are as baffling as the world unravelling around them. Gerhardie writes with a rare combination of lyrical precision and dark comedy, drawing comparisons to Chekhov — whom he championed — and anticipating the satirical modernism of Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell. With a preface by Michael Holroyd, this edition reintroduces one of English literature's most unjustly overlooked voices; a writer whose portrait of civilisational entropy and private longing leaves the reader questioning just how much — or how little — the world has changed.
Author: William Gerhardie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Macdonald, London
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm.
At the chaotic fringes of a collapsing empire, a young British officer navigates the absurdities of post-revolutionary Russia — caught between warring factions, impossible romances, and the tragicomic farce of human ambition. The Polyglots, William Gerhardie's brilliantly observed second novel, chronicles the misadventures of the wry and self-aware narrator George Diabologh, stationed in the Far East amid a cast of multilingual, multinational relatives who are as baffling as the world unravelling around them. Gerhardie writes with a rare combination of lyrical precision and dark comedy, drawing comparisons to Chekhov — whom he championed — and anticipating the satirical modernism of Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell. With a preface by Michael Holroyd, this edition reintroduces one of English literature's most unjustly overlooked voices; a writer whose portrait of civilisational entropy and private longing leaves the reader questioning just how much — or how little — the world has changed.