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The Czar's Madman: A Novel (Hardcover)

by Jaan Kross (Author), Anselm Hollo (Translator)
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  • Hardcover: 362 pages
  • Publisher: Pantheon Books (Jan 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0394584376
  • ISBN-13: 978-0394584379
  • Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,836,421 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars All in our book group gave this book a "thumbs-up.", 26 Nov 1997
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After a trip to the encylopedia for a quick refresher on CzarsAlexander I and Nicholas I, a look at the atlas to realize that Estonia is very close to St. Petersburg and a dictionary search for "Livonia," The Czar's Madman became a fascinating novel of post-Napoleonic Russia. Clearly Timotheus ("Timo") von Bock, an Estonian aristocrat, has been effected by the French philosophes and the Age of Reason. His ideas are "mad" by Russian uppercrust standards.

The narrator of the book is Timo's brother-in-law, Jakob, whose journal writing over 32 years gives the reader a glimpse of many richly detailed and vivid characters and locations. This literary devise lends an air of unfolding mystery. While writing about life going on around him, Jakob emerges as a character, with all his human flaws, that we care about.

Kudos to the author and the translator.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent plot tied in with historical events., 7 Jul 1999
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I discovered this book while in Moscow and thoroughly enjoyed it. As a big fan of most things Russian, particularly it's history & literature, I found this book hard to put down. I recognise the earlier review's comments insofar as it helps if the reader has a (basic) knowledge of Russian history since real events and characters are often mentioned without any introduction or explanation (I rather enjoyed that as it jogged the memory). The narrative, supposedly written in the early-mid 19th century, is written (presumably artificialy and therefore even more impressive) in a style that will be recognisable to anybody familiar with the 19th century Russian classics - this so as to appear a manuscript from that period. Above all, this story is brilliantly put together.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Two thumbs up!!!, 27 April 2008
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I was given this book by a group of Estonians, Jaan Kross being an Estonian writer. I thought it would be one of those books that end up in your bookcase doing nothing, but gave it a try anyway. I wasn't dissapointed. Even though I don't know that much about Russian history, the book gives enough clues to not have to learn all about it first. It has definitely made me want to discover other books of Estonian/Russian writers, something I never thought would happen.

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