Zanoni

The novel of the outstanding English writer and occultist of the 19th century Edward Bulwer-Lytton "Zanoni" is published for the first time in Russian without the slightest cuts, including the author's prefaces and afterwords, epigraphs and notes. The writer's work... reflects almost all the themes that concerned the representatives of the "esoteric" communities in the century before last. What is human nature capable of? Is it possible for the "descendants of Adam" to achieve a certain higher wisdom? What trials must the adept overcome on the way to this state? What examples should the modern person aspire to, wishing for spiritual growth - and the power associated with it? The hero of the published novel - the immortal Chaldean magus, whose adventures coincide with the era of the Great French Revolution, attempts to answer these and many other questions... "In the novel 'Zanoni', we are offered a touch with an unknown world that influences ours. At its threshold stands a guardian - a frightening Phantom, testing anyone who wishes to cross over to 'the other side'... There is also an ancient brotherhood of keepers of secret knowledge... A magnificent work..." Howard Lovecraft.