Daniil Kharms and the Poetics of the Absurd: Essays and Material
by Neil Cornwell
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1991 hardcover as pictured. A scholarly examination fo the works of Daniil Kharms (1905-42), Leningrad absurdist of the 1920s and 30s. Kharms was one of the last representatives of the Russian literary avant-garde, whose careers and lives were blighted and curtailed by the cultural and historical excesses of Stalinism. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with gold stamping show light shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR
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- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3169
- Title
- Daniil Kharms and the Poetics of the Absurd
- Author
- Neil Cornwell
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St. Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 282
- Size
- 5.5x8.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Russian Literature, Absurdism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Russian Literature;
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