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Envy
Envy | Yuri Olesha
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A New York Review Books Original One of the delights of Russian literature, a tour de force that has been compared to the best of Nabokov and Bulgakov, Yuri Oleshas novella Envy brings together cutting social satire, slapstick humor, and a wild visionary streak. Andrei is a model Soviet citizen, a swaggeringly self-satisfied mogul of the food industry who intends to revolutionize modern life with mass-produced sausage. Nikolai is a loser. Finding him drunk in the gutter, Andrei gives him a bed for the night and a job as a gofer. Nikolai takes what he can, but that doesnt mean hes grateful. Griping, sulking, grovelingly abject, he despises everything Andrei believes in, even if he envies him his every breath. Producer and sponger, insider and outcast, master and man fight back and forth in the pages of Oleshas anarchic comedy. It is a contest of wills in which nothing is sure except the incorrigible human heart. Marian Schwartzs new English translation of Envy brilliantly captures the energy of Oleshas masterpiece.
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Liz_M
Liz_M
Envy | Yuri Olesha
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Just a few books to finish July.

Tamra How is Testament of Youth? I recently stacked it. 8mo
Liz_M I read part one a week or so ago (life leading up to the war). It's a little meandering, but probably necessary to set up the coming tragedies. The writing is good though! 8mo
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vivastory
vivastory
Envy | Yuri Olesha
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Up next. Anyone a fan of Green Integer books? I have several of them in storage & I was reminded of them when I stumbled across this at HPB a couple of ago.

Leftcoastzen I‘ve got a few somewhere, maybe hunt them down this Sunday.😄 3y
vivastory @Leftcoastzen I'd love to see them!! I just googled them and it appears that they are still in business. 3y
LeahBergen I want to know about this “storage” of yours… do you have a secret vault? A rented shipping container? 😆😆 3y
vivastory @LeahBergen Nothing quite that exciting. Years ago when my ex & I were separating, I had to store my books somewhere as my living situation at the time didn't have enough space. So I rented an inside temperature controlled storage unit & stored them there. I need to move them out, but it's going to be a massive project so I keep delaying it. I hope to tackle it over the summer as I have new bookcases being delivered soon! 3y
LeahBergen Ooo, I can‘t wait to see the project photos! 👏 3y
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ontheBL
ontheBL
Envy | Yury Olesha
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Pickpick

This is such an amazing book! It's even better in Russian.

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JulietteReadsALot
JulietteReadsALot
Envy | Yury Olesha
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Panpan

It's a short book, but it has been a slow read for me... I had difficulty entering the story, and following it. If it had been longer I would have certainly bailed. It was published in 1927, I read it for the #192019challenge.

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JulietteReadsALot
JulietteReadsALot
Envy | Yury Olesha
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#bookmail again! This book is scheduled to be read in 2017 ;)

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