Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage: Two Novels

by Yuz Aleshkovsky

Book Overview

Among contemporary Russian writers, Yuz Aleshkovsky stands out for his vivid imagination, his mixing of realism and fantasy, and his virtuosic use of the rich tradition of Russian obscene language. These two novels, written in the 1970s, display Aleshkovsky's linguistic gifts and keen observations of Soviet life.

Nikolai Nikolaevich begins when its titular hero, a pickpocket by trade, is released from prison after World War II and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231189672
• ISBN13: 9780231189675
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"