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Author_Venedikt Erofeev
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Product details
- ISBN 9780810112001
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 1992
- Publisher: Northwestern University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this classic of Russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hopes a train to Petushki (where his "most beloved of trollops" awaits). On the way he bestows upon angels, fellow passengers, and the world at large a magnificent monologue on alcohol, politics, society, alcohol, philosophy, the pains of love, and, of course, alcohol.
Venedikt Vasilyevich Erofeev (also Benedict Yerofeyev, 1938–1990) was a noted Soviet-era Russian satirist.
