Moscow to the End of the Line
Book by Erofeev, Venedikt
Book by Erofeev, Venedikt
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780810112001 (0810112000)
Publish date: July 1st 1992
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Pages no: 164
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Travel,
Humor,
Literature,
Cultural,
20th Century,
Russia,
Russian Literature,
Modern,
Poetry
It's a stream of consciousness narrative from a serious drunkard. So it is flowing on at least 2 levels. I thought there were funny parts, but there are probably more if you're more up on Russian history. It might make you feel hungover just reading it. Definitely read this if you like experiencing ...
It's a stream of consciousness narrative from a serious drunkard. So it is flowing on at least 2 levels. I thought there were funny parts, but there are probably more if you're more up on Russian history. It might make you feel hungover just reading it. Definitely read this if you like experiencing ...
I don't drink nearly enough to appreciate this book.
If an epic can be brief then this is one – Erofeev’s drunken journey to the end of the Moscow train line, stuffed with thoughts and ponderings true, tragic and hilarious. The first thing that strikes the reader is the overriding compulsion to make sense of the world – to catalog, categorize and assi...
I'm going to think about this one a bit, then it might get another star. But the language is so intense and great that I know it's missing something in translation, so maybe I'll have to get really good at Russian, give it a ponder, and then bump it up to five.
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