The Goatibex Constellation: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1468310755 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fazil Iskander was born in 1929, in Sukhumi, in the Soviet Union. He lives in Moscow. . In 2010 he was awarded the Russian Order of Merit for the Fatherland. He is the author of many stories, novels, and novellas, including The Goatibex Constellation and Sandro of Chegem
Great satire from one of the best Soviet writers Jarett Decker The subject of this satire--a harebrained scheme to boost Soviet agricultural production by creating a hardier breed of goat--may seem dated, but the humor is timeless. Fazil Iskander is a wonderful writer who has never achieved the readership he deserves in the West. His stories are most interesting when they focus on the culture of his native Abkhazia, a former province of the Soviet Republic of Geo
Praised by The New York Times Book Review as “an Abkhazian Mark Twain,” Fazil Iskander was one of the most acclaimed writers in the Soviet Unionand also one of the funniest. The Goatibex Constellation is the story of a young newspaperman who returns to his native Abkhazia and is soon caught up in the publicity campaign for a newly produced farm animala cross between a goat and a West Caucasian tur. Harshly criticized at home upon its publication in 1966, The Goatibex Constellation is as fresh, imaginative, and damning today as it was then.. Wh
Language Notes Text: English, Russian (translation)