Publication

2006 - Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008297292
  • Goodreads282367
  • LibraryThing1977684

Classifications

  • LCCPG3476.Z7 A2 2006
  • DDC891.7342

Description

Though little known to English readers, Zoshchenko was one of the most popular writers in early Soviet Russiaa̮ time when, as Hicks explains in a useful introduction to this collection of brief comic tales, satire was not yet prohibited by the authorities. Describing himself as "a temporary substitute for the proletarian writer," Zoshchenko wrote in a deliberately simple style, filling his pages with corrupt officials, petty thieves, and confused bureaucrats.

Subjects

Topics

FictionRussiansSocial conditionsIntellectual lifeEconomic conditionsSoviet union, fictionRussian Humorous stories

Places

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • The galosh: and other storiesOverlook Press2006-01-01

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