A SOVIET HUMORIST
“The Woman Who Could Not Read," and other tales, by Michael Zoshchenko (London: Methuen).
This is the first collection of stories by the Soviet humorist Michael Zoshchenko to appear in an English edition It makes an excellent introduction to his work, and there will be many readers anxious to pursue the acquaintance. Humour is not a common -characteristic of Russian fiction, but Michael Zoshchenko is really funny, mostly in a sly, whimsical sort of way, though be does at times indulge in broad farce. His stories are really sketches, often Very brief and slight, of life in Soviet Russia, and they do not hesitate to poke fun at certain aspects of the Soviet regime. Their irony is sharply pointed and they are tersely and cleverly written. They form a most entertaining collection.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 179, 26 April 1941, Page 15
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135A SOVIET HUMORIST Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 179, 26 April 1941, Page 15
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