Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writing of Daniil Kharms - Couverture souple

Kharms, Daniil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0715637711 ISBN 13 : 9780715637715

Editeur : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Daniil Kharms was one of the most iconoclastic writers to emerge from the hotbed of the early Soviet avant garde, but has only recently been recognised internationally. English language readers now have a comprehensive collection of the prose and poetry that secured Kharms' cult reputation as a master of formal invention and of what today would be called 'micro-fiction'. Kharms' uniquely deadpan style developed out of - and in spite of - the absurdities of life in Stalinist Russia. An exciting discovery for fans of writers as disparate as George Saunders, John Ashbery, Diane Williams, and Martin McDonagh, "Today I Wrote Nothing" is an invaluable collection for readers of innovative writing everywhere.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Daniil Kharms (1905-1942) was born in St. Petersburg and grew up amidst the Bolshevik revolution. As a young man, he became well known, along with other writers in the OBERIU movement he founded, as an eccentric poet and performer of the early Soviet literary scene. He died of starvation incarcerated by the state on suspicion of Anti-Soviet activities. Matvei Yankelevich is a founding editor of Ugly Duckling Press. His translations and writings have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies. He teaches at Hunter College in New York City.

Revue de presse

'Kharms's work is exhilarating ... We're reminded that narrative is not life, but a trick a writer does with language to make beauty' -- George Saunders, New York Times Book Review. 'Kharms's playful and poetic work ... [draws] critical comparisons to Beckett, Camus, and Ionesco' --New Yorker

'A dazzling book that gives me new hope for an avant garde writing that speaks to a larger audience' --Times Literary Supplement

'[Kharms's] enigmatic blend of laughter and violence will shock, delight and baffle' --Guardian

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715637711
• ISBN 13: 9780715637715
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HACHETTE LIVRE SA; https://www.hachette.fr/; ; 1 AVENUE GUTENBERG; MAUREPAS CEDEX; 78319; France