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Scenes from the Bathhouse: And Other Stories of Communist Russia by Sidney Monas, Mikhail Zoščenko
saralynnburnett's review against another edition
4.0
I loved these tongue in cheek stories about life in the Soviet Union. They had me smiling at every page as each ridiculous (but totally Russian) plot unfolded. His sharp satire reminds me a lot of John Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and though I would recommend this book to just about anyone, I think it helps to have a soft spot for both Russia and Communism to fully appreciate the humor behind these tales. I found the novella at the end of this book (Before the Sun Rises) intriguing because it is autobiographic and ends with a cryptic 'to be continued' - which of course it never was because Zoshchenko was expelled from the Union of Soviet Writers and declared to be a 'literary tramp'.
nima_nimble's review against another edition
4.0
دوست‌داشتنی!
بیش از همه به سخره گرفتن بوروکراسی و پایبندی به قوانین بی‌معنا را که از سر و روی کتاب می‌بارید را دوست داشتم.
بیش از همه به سخره گرفتن بوروکراسی و پایبندی به قوانین بی‌معنا را که از سر و روی کتاب می‌بارید را دوست داشتم.
yasmin69801's review
4.0
I absolutely loved this book. Seemed like ridiculous little anecdotes of every day life in here.
اولين كتاب روسي اي بود كه باهاش كنار اومدم. راستش، نه، توي بچگي ويتيا ماله يف رو هم دوست داشتم. به هر حال، اين كتاب خيلي "باحال" نوشته شده. واقعا هيچ لغتي مناسب تر از اين براش پيدا نميشه. از زندگي نامه ي خود نوشت نويشسنده تو اول كتاب مشخصه كه چي قراره ازش دربياد. عجيبه كه روسيه انقدر توي كارهاي اداري و رسمي شبيه ايران خودمونه، حكايت هايي كه شبيهشون رو توي "شب هاي برره" شاهد هستيم. خوندنش رو توصيه مي كنم. هم جذابه و هم كوتاه. دست مريزاد به نشر ماهي با اين كتاب هاي قابل حملش!
اولين كتاب روسي اي بود كه باهاش كنار اومدم. راستش، نه، توي بچگي ويتيا ماله يف رو هم دوست داشتم. به هر حال، اين كتاب خيلي "باحال" نوشته شده. واقعا هيچ لغتي مناسب تر از اين براش پيدا نميشه. از زندگي نامه ي خود نوشت نويشسنده تو اول كتاب مشخصه كه چي قراره ازش دربياد. عجيبه كه روسيه انقدر توي كارهاي اداري و رسمي شبيه ايران خودمونه، حكايت هايي كه شبيهشون رو توي "شب هاي برره" شاهد هستيم. خوندنش رو توصيه مي كنم. هم جذابه و هم كوتاه. دست مريزاد به نشر ماهي با اين كتاب هاي قابل حملش!
saralynnburnett's review
4.0
I loved these tongue in cheek stories about life in the Soviet Union. They had me smiling at every page as each ridiculous (but totally Russian) plot unfolded. His sharp satire reminds me a lot of John Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and though I would recommend this book to just about anyone, I think it helps to have a soft spot for both Russia and Communism to fully appreciate the humor behind these tales. I found the novella at the end of this book (Before the Sun Rises) intriguing because it is autobiographic and ends with a cryptic 'to be continued' - which of course it never was because Zoshchenko was expelled from the Union of Soviet Writers and declared to be a 'literary tramp'.
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