Seven Stories"All of Krzhizhanovsky's stories depict something aberrant, which is strongly rooted in something true."--Bookforum "It is now clear that Krzhizhanovsky is one of the greatest Russian writers of the last century."--Financial Times "A natural storyteller, striking intellect, and deeply creative soul are found all in one--a rare combination."--Complete Review |
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Page 81
... living space disturbed him . He knew that on the metropolitan chessboard , squares had not been set aside for all of the chessmen . People who had been to Moscow scared you : the buildings are all packed to the rafters . You have to ...
... living space disturbed him . He knew that on the metropolitan chessboard , squares had not been set aside for all of the chessmen . People who had been to Moscow scared you : the buildings are all packed to the rafters . You have to ...
Page 94
... living space , out of sight of all those bad mathematicians incapable of distinguishing the real from the imaginary , the dead from the living . Relations , acquaintances , and even friends have an exceedingly poor grasp of non ...
... living space , out of sight of all those bad mathematicians incapable of distinguishing the real from the imaginary , the dead from the living . Relations , acquaintances , and even friends have an exceedingly poor grasp of non ...
Page 112
... living lived together . And life , caught fast , fettered , and forced to become a dead mechanism monotonously ... living : having finished with the living , having settled accounts with them for good , the war wanted to give life to ...
... living lived together . And life , caught fast , fettered , and forced to become a dead mechanism monotonously ... living : having finished with the living , having settled accounts with them for good , the war wanted to give life to ...
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