33 Moments of Happiness
Autor: | Schulze, Ingo |
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EAN: | 9780375700040 |
Sachgruppe: | Belletristik |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 320 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 05.06.2001 |
Untertitel: | St. Petersburg Stories |
Schlagworte: | Fiction - General |
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An intriguing, fabulously bizarre debut collection of short stories by prize-winning German writer Ingo Schulze, author of Simple Stories.These thirty-three macabre, often comical short pieces revolve around moments of odd bliss-moments seized by characters who have found ways to conquer the bleakness of everyday life in the chaotic world of post-communist Russia. Peopled by Mafia gunmen, desperate young prostitutes, bewildered foreign businessmen, and even a trio of hungry devils, the stories are by turns tragic and bleakly funny. From a sly retelling of the legend of St. Nicholas featuring a rich American named Nick, to a lavish gourmet feast in which the young female cook ends up as the main dish, these stories are above all playful and even surreal-and many of them are masterful tributes to Russian writers from Gogol to Nabokov.Translated by John E. Woods.