The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satire
by Mirra Ginsburg (Editor)
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The classic collection of wildly inventive and bitingly satirical tales of post-revolutionary Russia: "amusing and excellent reading" (Isaac Bashevis Singer). This famous collection of Soviet satire from 1918 to 1963 devastatingly lampoons the social, economic, and cultural changes wrought by the Russian Revolution. Among the seventeen boldly outspoken writers represented here are Mikhail Bulgakov, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeny Petrov, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Valentin Katayev, and Yury show more Kazakov. Whether the stories and novellas collected here take the form of allegory, fantasy, or science fiction, the results are ingenious, critical, and hilariously timeless. "The stories in this collection tell the reader more about Soviet life than a dozen sociological or political tracts." -Isaac Bashevis Singer "An altogether admirable collection... by the highly talented translator Mirra Ginsburg... Many of these stories and sketches are delicious, even-a miracle!-funny, and full of subtlety and intelligence." - The New Leader "Hilarious entertainment. Beyond this it illuminates with the cruel light of satire the reality behind the pretentious fac ?ade of the Soviet state." - Sunday Sun show lessTags
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Mirra Ginsburg was born in Bobruisk, Byelorussia in 1909. As a child, she learned to love books. Folk tales were her favorite type of story, especially those from her native country. She wanted to share the richness, wit, and beauty of the tales with American children and did with her translation work. She died on December 26, 2000. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less
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- The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satire
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- USSR
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- Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 891.77 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages East Indo-European and Celtic literatures Russian and East Slavic languages Russian satire and humor
- LCC
- PG3266 .F37 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Russian literature Collections Prose
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- English
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