The Golovlyov Family: A Russian Classic of Hypocrisy, Decay, and Domestic Tyranny - Paperback
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A chilling masterpiece of Russian realism that dissects the moral decay of a noble family.
In this scathing portrait of 19th-century Russian aristocracy, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin chronicles the slow, suffocating collapse of the Golovlyov family.
At the center is Arina Petrovna, a domineering matriarch who rules her estate with iron will and emotional austerity. Her children-weak, vain, and spiritually hollow-drift into ruin, none more hauntingly than Porfiry Vladimirovich, known as "Little Judas," whose pious hypocrisy masks a soul steeped in cruelty and self-delusion.
Written with biting satire and psychological depth, The Golovlyov Family is widely regarded as Saltykov-Shchedrin's magnum opus and one of the darkest works in Russian literature. It is a novel of generational rot, where love is absent, faith is performative, and the family estate becomes a mausoleum of the living dead.
S. D. Cioran is Professor Emeritus of Russian literature at McMaster University. His other translations include Fyodor Sologub's "The Petty Demon" and Dostoevsky's "The Crocodile, " both available from Ardis.
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