Zverinyi Znak [The Sign of the Animal]

Paris: Published by the Author, 1948. Softcover. First edition; 6 x 8 1/2; pp. 230; beige wraps printed in brown; small chips to tips and a closed cut along spine and front wrap; minor age-toning and spotting to covers; thin discolored band along margins of pages, not affecting text; good to very good.Boris Panteleimonov (1888-1950) was born in Muromtsevo, in the Omsk region of Western Siberia. With a degree in chemical engineering, in the late 1920s Panteleimonov went to a conference in Berlin and stayed - never to return to Russia again. After spending some time and working in Palestine, the author settled in Paris where he quickly became close friends with other Russian intellectuals including Remizov and Bunin. That period marked the beginning of his short, but remarkable literary career. He published 4 collections of novellas and short stories, including the present one, most of which reflected his memories and love for the simple life of his native Siberia.