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“This is . . . real literature, pure and honest.” —Vladimir Nabokov "The scintillating English-language debut from Felsen . . . [is] a fittingly volatile record of ruinous desire. — Publishers Weekly Once considered the 'Russian Proust', Yuri Felsen tells the story of an obsessive love affair set in interwar Europe in Deceit, an experimental novel in the form of a diary that is an as-yet-undiscovered landmark of Russian émigré literature. We meet our unnamed narrator in Paris in the 20s, where he finds himself an expat after the Russian Revolution. At a friend’s request he meets the beautiful, clever socialite Lyolya, also a recent exile from Russia. What begins as casual friendship quickly turns into fascination and obsession, as Lyolya gives mixed signals and pursues other men. Our narrator, emerging from a depression, is soon overwhelmed by the very idea of her, which begins to contour all of his observations, thoughts, and feelings. While Lyolya continues to live a life unencumbered by the forces of social convention, and history, our narrator’s revelations, written in diary form, grow increasingly painful, familiar, and rich with psychological introspection. Quite unlike any

Who reads Deceit : a Novel?

Author

Yuri Felsen, Bryan Karetnyk

Publisher

Astra Publishing House

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781662601972

Category

religious

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.4 / 5 (186 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14