Baron Bagge, a cavalry officer during the First World War, receives orders from his unhinged commander to ride into Russian machine guns. But instead of meeting certain death, he and his brigade pass, unscathed, into a peaceful, otherworldly country where festivities are in full swing… Alexander Lernet-Holenia, championed in his lifetime by Roberto Calasso, Stefan Zweig and Rainer Maria Rilke, triumphs in this dreamlike novel of mystery and yearning.
| ISBN: | 9780241752449 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2025 |
| Author: | Alexander LernetHolenia |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Archive |
| Genres: |
First World War fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Novella (Short Novel) Fiction in translation |