The Tartar Steppe

By Dino Buzzati

Published by Verba Mundi, November 1, 2005

ISBN-10: 1567923046 | ISBN-13: 978-1567923049

Print Length: 198 pages

A scathing critique of military life and a profound meditation on the human thirst for glory, The Tartar Steppe often finds comparison with Kafka’s The Castle. The story follows young Giovanni Drogo as he is posted to a remote fort overlooking the expansive Tartar steppe. Initially reluctant to remain, Giovanni gradually becomes immersed in his surroundings, only to witness years pass unnoticed. As the fort’s status diminishes and Giovanni’s ambitions wane, an unexpected event threatens to disrupt the monotony of his existence.