INVITATION TO A BEHEADING by Julian W. Connolly (Editor) ( 9780810112711 )

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INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
A CRITICAL COMPANION

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Julian W. Connolly (Editor)

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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

15 September, 1997

Series:

NWP/AATSEEL Critical Companions to Russian Literature

Pages:

206

Description:

In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude", an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.

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In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for gnostical turpitude, an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.

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