num_pages: 192
description: Cincinnatus, unable to fit into the world around him, has been reported to the authorities and sentenced to death for his strange, unrecognizable nature. Exploring the prison cell as he counts down his final days, Cincinnatus cannot even find out when his execution will occur and is troubled by the lack of control a condemned man has over his own life. Witty, satirical and nightmarish, Invitation to a Beheading creates a dystopian and fantastical world of political punishment, identity and the unusual hope of a man may carry to his death.
language: English
title: Invitation to a Beheading
titlecomplete: Invitation to a Beheading
characters: Cincinnatus C., Rodrig Ivanovich, M'sieur Pierre
genres: Fiction, Literature, Classics, Novels, Russian Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Russia, Dystopia, Fantasy
ratings_count: 16826
publisher: Penguin Classics