The Golovlyov Family

Recognized as a classic since its first publication in Russia in 1880, "The Golovlyov Family" recounts the history of a family of landowners through three generations. Arina Petrovna, matriarch of the estate, maintains strict control of her world -- until the balance of power is upset by her schemin [...]
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Recognized as a classic since its first publication in Russia in 1880, "The Golovlyov Family" recounts the history of a family of landowners through three generations. Arina Petrovna, matriarch of the estate, maintains strict control of her world -- until the balance of power is upset by her scheming, hypocritical son, whose nickname is "little Judas."
What follows is a disquieting story of isolation and disintegration, in a place reminiscent of the elusive Macondo in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude." In this masterful translation "to be preferred at all costs . . . Cioran does have an edge . . . in the closeness to the original as well as sensitivity to telling phrases and expressions" "(Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English)."