{"product_id":"the-wanderer-hardcover","title":"The Wanderer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Veltman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen A. Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Fomich Veltman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English-language translation of an eccentric, unclassifiable classic \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An unnamed narrator embarks on a rambling journey across the diverse borderlands of the Russian and Ottoman Empires--all without leaving his divan. Drawing on his own experiences in Bessarabia during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-29, A. F. Veltman describes our Romantic narrator poring over a map and traversing distant, contested regions--at once imperial backwaters and cosmopolitan crossroads--where Romanians, Ruthenians, Jews, Bulgarians, Germans, and Turks comingle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meandering and motley in form and language, this lost classic of the early nineteenth century deploys metafictional innovations that anticipate postmodernist literature. The novel is speckled with dictionary entries, multiplication tables, philosophical digressions, and love poetry as Veltman swings from Gothic horror to antiquarian commentary to burlesque comedy. Past, present, and fantasy blend together, as Alexander the Great, Ovid, and Augustus join the narrator on his daydreamed journey of self-discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hugely popular in its day, \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable tale that depicts the extraordinary places and peoples that met along the fault lines of once-great empires.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER FOMICH VELTMAN\u003c\/b\u003e (1800-1870) was a popular and influential writer in his own time whose experimental works range from prose to poetry and realism to fantasy, including time-travel fiction. He was a friend of Pushkin, and his novels were praised by both Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. His \u003ci\u003eSelected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e are also published by Northwestern University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN A. BRUCE\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of Russian translation at the Defense Language Institute.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267493478649,"sku":"9780810149045","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/92J-oVDhZH9780810149045.webp?v=1768868009","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-wanderer-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}