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Nervous People and Other Satires

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Typical targets of Zoshchenko's satire are the Soviet bureaucracy, crowded conditions in communal apartments, marital infidelities and the rapid turnover in marriage partners, and "the petty-bourgeois mode of life, with its adulterous episodes, lying, and similar nonsense." His devices are farcical complications, satiric understatement, humorous anachronisms, and an ironic contrast between high-flown sentiments and the down-to-earth reality of mercenary instincts.

Zoshchenko's sharp and original satire offers a marvelous window on Russian life in the 20s and 30s.

Language: English

Pages: 449

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: October 01, 1975

ISBN: 0253201926

ISBN 13: 9780253201928

Nervous People and Other Satires

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Typical targets of Zoshchenko's satire are the Soviet bureaucracy, crowded conditions in communal apartments, marital infidelities and the rapid turnover in marriage partners, and "the petty-bourgeois mode of life, with its adulterous episodes, lying, and similar nonsense." His devices are farcical complications, satiric understatement, humorous anachronisms, and an ironic contrast between high-flown sentiments and the down-to-earth reality of mercenary instincts.

Zoshchenko's sharp and original satire offers a marvelous window on Russian life in the 20s and 30s.

Language: English

Pages: 449

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: October 01, 1975

ISBN: 0253201926

ISBN 13: 9780253201928

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