За пределами любви

by Anatoly Toss, Анатолий Тосс

Anatoly Toss writes about eternal problems of life and death, love, passion, fidelity and treachery. The plot of the new novel is full of an unpredictable psychological intrigue and it keeps the reader in suspense to last page. And certainly there has to be an unexpected shocking outcome…

576 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Anatoly Toss is one of the most popular, contemporary Russian writers. Literary critics in Russia and abroad compare Toss to Nabokov, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. The sales of his books in Russia alone have exceeded 4 million copies. His works have also been translated to many other languages and sold throughout the world in countries including China, Poland, Norway, Greece, Taiwan, The Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and more. His latest novel, FANTASIES OF A WOMAN IN HER PRIME, is his first novel to be translated to English, exposing this enticing work to an extraordinarily fortunate new audience.

Reviews

[Oksana · Rating 1 out of 5]

The afterward in this edition of the book (in Russian) claims that this book could be considered a splendid follow-up to Nabokov's "Lolita", where we have an opportunity to hear the story from a perspective of grown-up Lolita (Elizabeth/ Katryn). Although the connection to "Lolita" definitely can be found, this book is no match to beautifully written prose by Nabokov. The dialogs in the first half of the book are so poorly written, they seem as amateur translations from English to Russian. Moreover, the superficial description of Elizabeth's feelings is astonishing... I am determined to read another book of this author, but "За пределами любви" is definitely NOT the author's best book.

[Kate Sergejeva · Rating 1 out of 5]

Вообще бы звезду не дала бы. Больной роман нездорового человека

[Oksana · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a bs! Oh my Lord! Такой мути я давно не читала, автор себя с Набоковым сравнить пытается как-то?