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Necropolis by Vladislav Khodasevich is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Necropolis about?

In this unique literary memoir,  “the greatest Russian poet of our time”  pays tribute to the major authors of Russian Symbolist movement  (Vladimir Nabokov). In  Necropolis , the poet Vladislav Khodasevich turns to prose to memorializes some of the greatest writers of late 19th and early 20th century Russia. In the process, he delivers an insightful and intimate eulogy of the era. Recalling figures including Alexander Blok, Sergey Esenin, Fyodor Sologub, and the socialist realist Maxim Gorky, Khodasevich reveals how their lives and artworks intertwined, including a notorious love triangle among Nina Petrovskaya, Valery Bryusov, and Andrei Bely. Khodasevich testifies to the seductive and often devastating Symbolist ideal of turning one’s life into a work of art. He notes how this ultimately left one man with the task of memorializing his fellow artists after their deaths. Khodasevich’s portraits deal with revolution, disillusionment, emigration, suicide, the vocation of the poet, and the place of the artist in society. Personal and deeply perceptive,  Necropolis  show the early twentieth-century Russian literary scene in a new light.

Who reads Necropolis?

Author

Vladislav Khodasevich

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231187053

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Collections, Memoir, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.34 / 5 (386 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14