num_pages: 112
description: Usually interpreted as a diatribe against the Chernyshevsky generation, it is a work that is often referred to, but rarely read. Cioran's translation is not only readable, but is evocative of the wit and satire of the original; it is both accurate and fluid.
language: English
title: The Crocodile
titlecomplete: The Crocodile
genres: Literature, Classics, Novels, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Russia, Fiction, Short Stories, Humor, Novella
ratings_count: 3296
places: St. Petersburg
publisher: Ardis Publishers