<DIV><DIV><P></P><DIV><DIV><B><I>?One of the four most important works of 20th century literature.”  ?Vladimir Nabokov</I></B></DIV></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Intertwining the worlds of history and myth, and parading a cast of unforgettable characters, <I>Petersburg </I>is a story of apocalypse and redemption played out through family dysfunction, conspiracy and murder. After enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, university student Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov is entrusted with a highly dangerous mission: to plant a bomb and assassinate a major government figure. But the real central character of the novel is the city of Petersburg at the beginning of the twentieth century, caught in the grip of political agitation and social unrest.</DIV></DIV></DIV>