| Description |
213 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
Vera Pavlovna's ninth dream -- The ontology of childhood -- Sleep -- Tai Shou Chuan USSR (A Chinese folk tale) -- The Tarzan swing -- A werewolf problem in Central Russia -- Bulldozer driver's day -- Prince of Gosplan. |
| Summary |
Satirical stories by a Russian writer. The story, Vera Pavlovna's Ninth Dream, is on the transition from communism to capitalism as experienced by the cleaner of a public toilet, Bulldozer Driver's Day is on a hydrogen bomb assembly line, while The Ontology of Childhood compares childhood to prison. By the author of The Blue Lantern. |
| Subject |
Pelevin, Viktor -- Translations into English
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| Genre/Form |
Satire
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Black humor (Literature)
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| Added Author |
Bromfield, Andrew
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections. English .
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| ISBN |
0811213943 (alk. paper) : $23.95 |
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0811215431 (pbk.) : $12.95 |
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