V.F. Odoevskii (1804-69) was one of the most original and versatile
writers of his generation. Written in 1839 and published the
following year, The Cosmorama reflects the author's deep interest
in the mystical and the non-rational. It tells tale of a small
boy's involvement with a seemingly harmless child's toy which has
fateful consequences for him and for those he encounters. During
the course of the story the narrator, Vladimir, is transformed from
a rational man of the world into an incoherent and isolated wreck,
fated apparently to live out the rest of his life in tormented
despair. The pathway to doom is marked by a series of seemingly
fortuitous but interlinked events of an increasingly grotesque,
violent character. Not simply a melodramatic tale, this is in fact
an unsettling intellectually challenging story giving rise to a
range of philosophical, moral and social issues, including
questions about the nature of reality, the conflict between social
convention and passionate instinct. This edition contains an
introduction, generous notes in English, the text in Russian and a
glossary and bibliography.
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