Foolsburg: The History of a Town

by Mikhail E. Saltykov-Shchedrin

The award-winning translators bring us a new translation of an 1870 comic novel by Russia's greatest satirist--whose mockery of Russian autocracy is newly relevant in the age of Putin.

A major classic in Russia since its publication, Foolsburg is the farcical chronicle of a fictional town and its hapless inhabitants as they passively endure the violence and lunacy of their rulers. The succession of brutal mayors of the town include...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593687310
• ISBN13: 9780593687314
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"