A01=Gaito Gazdanov
Author_Gaito Gazdanov
Buddhism
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classic detective novel
Classic noir
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exile
existentialism
forthcoming
murder mystery
Paris underworld
philosophical thriller
Russian
russian literature
russian translation
the beggar and other stories
the flight
the spectre of alexander wolf
Product details
- ISBN 9781805332053
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 24 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A millionaire is killed. A golden statuette of a Buddha goes missing. A penniless student, who is afflicted by dream-like fits, is arrested and accused of murder.
Slipping between the menacing dream world of the student's fevered imagination, and the dark back alleys of the Paris underworld, The Buddha's Return is part detective novel, part philosophical thriller, and part love story.
In typically crisp, unfussy prose, Gazdanov's delicately balanced novel is an irresistibly hypnotic masterpiece from one of Russia's most talented émigré writers.
Gaito Gazdanov (1903-1971) joined the White Army aged just sixteen and fought in the Russian Civil War. Exiled in Paris from the 1920s onwards, he earned a living driving taxis at night. He quickly gained prominence on the literary scene as a novelist, essayist, critic and short-story writer, and was greatly admired by Maxim Gorky, among others. The Flight and The Spectre of Alexander Wolf are also published by Pushkin Press.
