A Dead Man's Memoir
Subtitle: A Theatrical Novel (Penguin Classics)
Contributors: Andrew Bromfield (Translator)
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Penguin
Published: December 18, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780140455144
Subjects: Modern fiction; Russian Novel And Short Story; Fiction; Fiction - General; Literary; Fiction / Literary
Description: Sergei Maksudov has failed as a novelist and made a farce of a suicide attempt, but only after a surprise break as a playwright on the Moscow stage does his turmoil truly begin. Thrown uncomprehending into theatre life, he soon sees his beloved play dragged into chaos by inflated egos, jealous critics, literary double-dealers, communist censors and insanely bad acting. -- Cover p. [4].