The Polyglots

"The Polyglots" is a seminal work of modernist fiction that captures the absurdity and melancholy of a world in transition. Set in the Far East during the chaotic aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution, the novel follows Captain Georges Diabologh, a young officer who encounters his sprawling, eccentric, and multilingual family in Harbin and on a subsequent journey across Japan and the sea.

As the titular polyglots navigate a landscape of social upheaval and displaced identities,...