num_pages: 624
description: Taking place over a short, turbulent period in 1905, "Petersburg" is a colourful evocation of Russia's capital—a kaleidoscope of images and impressions, an eastern window on the west, a symbol of the ambiguities and paradoxes of the Russian character. History, culture and politics are blended and juxtaposed; weather reports, current news, fashions and psychology jostle together with people from Petersburg society in an exhilarating search for the identity of a city and, ultimately, Russia itself. 'The one novel that sums up the whole of Russia.'—Anthony Burgess
language: English
title: Petersburg
titlecomplete: Petersburg (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
genres: Classics, Magical Realism, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 5188
awards: awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Premi de Traducció Vidal Alcover
category: Miquel Cabal Guarro, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Read Russia Prize
category: 20th-Century Russian Literature for John Elsworth 
publisher: Penguin Classics