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Mandelstam is known far more for his poetry, but this book gathers some of his prose in a striking collection that shows his poet's mind at work. The main pieces here a memoir about his childhood, his one and only short story (which is striking for its absurdity and almost stream of consciousness style), & two pieces of travel writing. Mandelstam is not interested in revealing much of himself, but keenly observing the people, places, and things.
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