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Hailed by his famous contemporaries including Edith Wharton, H.G. Wells, Katherine Mansfield, Graham Greene, & Evelyn Waugh, who called him a "genius," William Gerhardi is one of the twentieth century's forgotten masters, & his lovely comedy Futility one of the century's neglected masterpieces. It tells the story of someone very similar to Gerhardi himself: a young Englishman raised in Russia who returns to St. Petersburg & falls in love with the daughter of a hilariously dysfunctional family--all played out with the armies of the Russian Revolution marching back & forth outside the parlor window. Part British romantic comedy, part Russian social realism, & with a large cast of memorable characters, this astoundingly funny & poignant novel is the tale of people persisting in love & hope despite the odds. From the Trade Paperback edition.°°°WILLIAM GERHARDIE (1895–1977) was born “Gerhardi” in St. Petersburg, Russia, the son of British parents—he added the final “e” late in life. At the outbreak of World War I Gerhardie joined the army where his language skills led to assignment at... °°°The Neversink Library champions books from around the world that have been overlooked, under appr

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Author

William Gerhardie, Edith Wharton (preface)

Publisher

Melville House

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781612190877

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction