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Dispatches from the District Committee

Dispatches from the District Committee - Russian Literature

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Publisher's Synopsis

Grotesque, deconstructive, and absolutely genius, Vladimir Sorokin's short story collection Dispatches from the District Committee is a revelatory, offbeat portrait of Soviet life beyond the propaganda and state-sponsored realism.

Celebrated-and censored-for its political satire, literary irreverence, and provocative themes, Sorokin's work has been recognized across the world for its scathing, darkly humorous commentary on political and cultural oppression in the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia.

Dispatches from the District Committee brings together stories from Sorokin's incendiary 1992 collection The First Subotnik/My First Working Saturday and elsewhere. Skillfully translated by Max Lawton, these stories remain subversive classics, and increasingly relevant in a post-truth information age.

Book information

ISBN: 9781628975178
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Pub date:
Edition: First English edition
DEWEY: 891.735
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20240812
Language: English
Sales rank: 2861
Number of pages: 180
Weight: 392g
Height: 215mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 25mm