This collection of stories is composed of short miniatures, many of which the author called 'incidents.' By featuring so prominently in his writing sudden death, falling, accidents, chance violence, Kharms conveys more vividly than any other writer the precarious nature of life in Stalin's Russia. ?Luminous fragments of the avant-garde? TLS ?A puzzlingly beautiful monument to a minor master? Booklist ?With remarkable precision and fluid language, the stories capture everyday tension in a land where an innocent knock on ...
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This collection of stories is composed of short miniatures, many of which the author called 'incidents.' By featuring so prominently in his writing sudden death, falling, accidents, chance violence, Kharms conveys more vividly than any other writer the precarious nature of life in Stalin's Russia. ?Luminous fragments of the avant-garde? TLS ?A puzzlingly beautiful monument to a minor master? Booklist ?With remarkable precision and fluid language, the stories capture everyday tension in a land where an innocent knock on the door might mean entrapment in a bureaucratic maze or even death at the hands of the military? New York Times Book Review
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Add this copy of Incidences (Extraordinary Classics) to cart. $40.21, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Serpent's Tail.
Add this copy of Incidences (Extraordinary Classics) to cart. $350.00, Sold by Satellite Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burlington, VT, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Serpent's Tail.
