[Очарованный странник]
Year:
1873
Type:
Public:
Year of publication:
2025
Pages:
196
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
Transmits values:
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Ideas that contradict Church teaching:
The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
A novel published in 1873, one of the most notable works by Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (1831–1895), an author admired by Maxim Gorky, Walter Benjamin, and Thomas Mann. During a boat trip on Lake Ladoga, the protagonist tells the other passengers about his incredible life, full of adventures and mishaps, some of them extraordinary, all very well narrated. The underlying theme is a long process of falls and purification, of a soul in which strong passions coexist with a generous and courageous heart and a steadfast, simple faith. Very well written, it reads almost like an adventure novel, with its action, descriptions of various settings and customs, dialogues...
L.R. (2009)
Author: Manuel Martínez, Spain
Update on: Sep 2026