Download or read book The Enchanted Wanderer written by Nikolai Leskov and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over the course of Leskov’s career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of nineteenth-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection. BONUS MATERIAL: This edition includes an excerpt from Jonathan Lethem's Dissident Gardens.