PSALM: A Novel/Reflection on the Four Plagues of the Lord

Friedrich Gorenstein (1932–2002) stands as one of the most original and uncompromising voices in twentieth‑century Russian literature.

His novels blend fiction, philosophy, religion, and politics in a way that is unmistakably recognisable as Russian literature, yet he tackles these very same issues as a Jewish writer, a Jewish thinker, and a fiercely independent Jewish voice.

Long unavailable in English, Gorenstein now reaches Anglophone readers through Andrew Bromfield’s masterful translatio...