Publisher's Synopsis
One of the truly great Russian novels of this century, written during the darkest period of Stalin's repressive reign and a devastating satire of soviet life.
About the Publisher
In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.
