Many of these stories really easily “unfold” into a novel. But that’s not the point here. Small (that is, fundamentally short, so that one can read between two metro stops) texts – autobiographical and memoir notes, sketches, parodies, invented stories – are remarkable primarily for the intonation of the narrator, his memory and sensitivity to details.
Many of these stories really easily “unfold” into a novel. But that’s not the point here. Small (that is, fundamentally short, so that one can read between two metro stops) texts – autobiographical and memoir notes, sketches, parodies, invented stories – are remarkable primarily for the intonation of the narrator, his memory and sensitivity to details. These stories are different in mood: funny (and very funny) here side by side with touching and sad. And the thematic range is great: from Soviet communal life to the realities of today’s life. The narrator remains unchanged, capable of conveying the character, the essence of a person in one phrase: “Verevkin had a wife, Elektra Borisovna. She said: “All my life was spent on dinners. I have a husband and two cats. And all three eat different things.”
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