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Deceit: A Novel by Yuri Felsen, Bryan Karetnyk (translation), Peter Pomerantsev (foreword) is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is Deceit: A Novel about?

“This is . . . real literature, pure & honest.”—Vladimir Nabokov"The scintillating English-language debut from Felsen . . . [is] a fittingly volatile record of ruinous desire. —Publishers WeeklyTranslated from the Russian by Bryan KaretnykOnce 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 & obsession, as Lyolya gives mixed signals & 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, & feelings. While Lyolya continues to live a life unencumbered by the forces of social convention, & history, our narrator’s revelations, written in diary form, grow increasingly painful, familiar, & rich with psychological intro

Who reads Deceit: A Novel?

Author

Yuri Felsen, Bryan Karetnyk (translation), Peter Pomerantsev (foreword)

Publisher

Prototype

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781662601965

Category

religious

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical

Rating

4.4 / 5 (186 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14