Description
Set in the cultural aftermath of the Russian Revolution, this darkly comic novel follows a circle of writers, scholars, and eccentric intellectuals struggling to preserve the remnants of an older artistic world. Through satire, erudition, and grotesque humor, it explores the collision between classical culture and the demands of a radically transformed society. Its fragmented, theatrical style turns literary life into both a comedy of manners and a meditation on memory, decline, and the survival of art. A distinctive work of Russian modernism, it offers a richly layered portrait of a generation caught between history and oblivion.
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Published Jan 1, 1991
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Details
First Published
1928
Language
rus
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Козлиная Песнь by K. Vaginov.