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Nervous People And Other Satires by Mikhail Zoshchenko

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Book name: Nervous People And Other Satires (2024)
Category: Absurdity
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Language: Russian
Publication data: Jan. 1, 1927, midnight
"Nervous People And Other Satires" is a collection of satirical short stories that offer a humorous yet poignant commentary on the absurdities and contradictions of life in post-revolutionary Russia. Through the lens of ordinary citizens grappling with the new social order, the book skewers the bureaucracy, hypocrisy, and scarcity that characterized the era. The author employs a simple, conversational style and a sense of irony to expose the foibles of human nature and the complexities of adapting to a rapidly changing society, revealing the nervousness and confusion of a population caught between the promises of communism and the realities of everyday life. The 11232nd greatest book of all time

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Mikhail Zoshchenko

Mikhail Zoshchenko

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