The Enchanted Wanderer

By Nikolai Leskov

Book Overview

A new translation of the hilarious picaresque about a man with an indomitable spirit The Enchanted Wanderer is a Russian Candide with a revolutionary edge, a picaresque that features a fast-talking monk named Ivan who is at war, it seems, with every level of society. Working as a carriage man for a Count, Ivan accidentally causes the death of a monk, which leads to his being ostracized by the local peasantry . . . until the dead monk returns as a ghost to guide him through trouble upon trouble.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612191037
• ISBN13: 9781612191034
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 6.9"