Strange Life of Ivan Osokin
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| The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin | |
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| Author | Ouspensky, Pytor Demianovich |
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| Original title | ~original title if not in English~ |
| Translator | ~translator(s) if original not in English~ |
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| Cover artist | ~cover artist name for novel~ |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Series | ~series if part of one~ |
| Genre(s) | Kinemadrama |
| Publisher | ~publisher for novel (prefer 1st edition) ~ |
| Publication date | ~dd month 1915 |
| Published in English |
~dd month 1947 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 166 hardback, first english edition |
| ISBN | ~ISBN 0571095879 hardcover first edition |
| Preceded by | ~prior book in series if relevant~ |
| Followed by | ~subsequent book in series if relevant~ |
The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin is a Kinemadrama by P.D. Ouspensky. The novel follows the unsucessful struggle of Ivan Osokin to correct his mistakes when given a chance relive his past. The novel serves as a narrative platform for Nitzche's theory of eternal recurrence. The conclusion fully anticipates the Fourth Way Philosophy which typified Ouspensky's later works. In particular the final chapter's description of the shocking realization of the mechanical nature of existence, it's consequences, and the possibility/responsibility of working in an esoteric school.
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[edit] Plot introduction
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[edit] Explanation of the novel's title
The title derives the experience of Ivan Osokin living and then reliving his life again in exactly the same way but with prior knowledge of his past mistakes the second time. The title is an ironic commentary on this experience.
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[edit] Characters in Strange Life of Ivan Osokin
- Ivan Oskoin, the main charecter of the novel
- The Magican, A minor but important charactor who makes appearances at the beginning and end of the novel, a possible reference to Ouspensky's teacher George Gurdjieff
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[edit] Publication history
12 editions, OCLC 2223435
1915, First Edition, Russia, publisher, ISBN 1234567890, Pub date DD month year, Binding
1947, Limited Edition (356 copies), UK, Stourton Press, ISBN 1234567890, Pub date DD month year, Binding
1947, First Trade Edition, USA, Holmes ISBN 10: 0571095879, ISBN-13: 9780571095872, Pub date DD Month Year, Hardback
1948, First Edition, UK, Faber & Faber, ISBN 0571095879, Pub date DD month year, Hardback
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