Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writing of Daniil KharmsDaniil Kharms has long been heralded as one of the most iconoclastic writers of the Soviet era, but the full breadth of his achievement is only in recent years, following the opening of Kharms's archives, being recognized internationally. In this brillant translation by Matvei Yankelevich, English-language readers now have a comprehensive collection of the prose and poetry that secured Kharms's literary reputation--a reputation that grew in Russia even as the Soviet establishment worked to suppress it. A master of formally inventive poetry and what today would be called "micro-fiction," Kharms built off the legacy of Russian futurist writers to create a uniquely deadpan style that developed out of, and in spite of, the absurdities of everyday life in Stalinist Russia. Featuring the acclaimed novella "The old woman" and darkly humorous short prose sequence "Events" (Sluchai), Today I wrote nothing also includes dozens of short prose pieces, plays, and poems long admired in Russia, but never before available in English. Including a comprehensive introduction to Kharms's work and life and notes on the text, this bold look at the work of a neglected master is both an invaluable contribution for students of Russian literature, and an exciting discovery for readers of innovative writing everywhere.--Book jacket flap. |
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Page 138
... Dernyatin ran on , but no matter how he ran , it just wouldn't turn out that way . On the sky - blue path , Dernyatin stumbled and just barely avoided falling , he even had to flail his arms around in the air . “ It's a good thing I ...
... Dernyatin ran on , but no matter how he ran , it just wouldn't turn out that way . On the sky - blue path , Dernyatin stumbled and just barely avoided falling , he even had to flail his arms around in the air . “ It's a good thing I ...
Page 140
... Dernyatin . The guests gathered in the lower living room , sat at a long table , on which was placed a common washtub filled with water . The guests , conversing , spat into the wash- tub such was the custom of the Rundadar family ...
... Dernyatin . The guests gathered in the lower living room , sat at a long table , on which was placed a common washtub filled with water . The guests , conversing , spat into the wash- tub such was the custom of the Rundadar family ...
Page 141
... Dernyatin crawled out of the ditch and went along the sky- blue path in pursuit of lost time . There was less and less danger of death in the sense that at this hour there was less traffic . Mr. Dernyatin was on his way to visit a ...
... Dernyatin crawled out of the ditch and went along the sky- blue path in pursuit of lost time . There was less and less danger of death in the sense that at this hour there was less traffic . Mr. Dernyatin was on his way to visit a ...
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