I've never encountered Gazdanov's name in any literature related discussions online. He was a Russian writer slightly younger than Nabokov who also left Russia after the revolution. He is often compared to Nabokov in terms of literary style but mostly he is considered to be heavily influenced by Proust. His works have definitely been translated into English, especially the most famous novels (An Evening with Claire, Night Roads, The Spectre of Alexander Wolf). I would say his life is just as interesting (if not more) than his books and another point worth noting for me would be the influence of existentialism on some of his work.
I don't think a lot of people have read Gazdanov. But has anyone ever heard of him?
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