num_pages: 181
description: The Real Life of Sebastian Knight is a perversely magical literary detective story - subtle, intricate, leading to a tantalizing climax - about the mysterious life of a famous writer. Many people knew things about Sebastian Knight as a distinguished novelist, but probably fewer than a dozen knew of the two love affairs that so profoundly influenced his career, the second one in such a disastrous way. After Knight's death, his half brother sets out to penetrate the enigma of his life, starting with a few scanty clues in the novelist's private papers. His search proves to be a story of mystery and intrigue as any of his subject's own novels, as baffling, and, in the end, as uniquely rewarding.
language: English
title: The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
titlecomplete: The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
characters: Sebastian Knight, V
genres: 20th Century, American, Russia, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Russian Literature, Classics, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 6048
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd