Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage Two Novels |
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| Author:
| Aleshkovsky, Yuz |
| Translator:
| White, Duffield |
| Editor:
| Fusso, Susanne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-18966-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Among contemporary Russian writers, Yuz Aleshkovsky stands out for his vivid imagination, his mixing of realism and fantasy, and his virtuosic use of the rich tradition of Russian obscene language. Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage, two novels written in the 1970s, display Aleshkovsky's linguistic gifts and keen observations of Soviet life.
Among contemporary Russian writers, Yuz Aleshkovsky stands out for his vivid imagination, his mixing of realism and fantasy, and his virtuosic use of the rich tradition of Russian obscene language. Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage, two novels written in the 1970s, display Aleshkovsky's linguistic gifts and keen observations of Soviet life.