Autobiography of a corpse
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Thirlwell, Adam, 1978- writer of added commentary.
Turnbull, Joanne, translator.
Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2013].
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2013].
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Book
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xviii, 230 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references.
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The stakes are wildly high in Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky's fantastic and blackly comic philosophical fables, which abound in nested narratives and wild paradoxes. This new collection of eleven mind-bending and spellbinding tales includes some of Krzhizhanovsky's most dazzling conceits: a provincial journalist who moves to Moscow finds his existence consumed by the autobiography of his room's previous occupant; the fingers of a celebrated pianist's right hand run away to spend a night alone on the city streets; a man's lifelong quest to bite his own elbow inspires both a hugely popular circus act and a new refutation of Kant. Ordinary reality cracks open before our eyes in the pages of Autobiography of a Corpse, and the extraordinary spills out.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Krzhizhanovskiĭ, S., Thirlwell, A., & Turnbull, J. (2013). Autobiography of a corpse . New York Review Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Krzhizhanovskiĭ, Sigizmund, 1887-1950, Adam Thirlwell and Joanne, Turnbull. 2013. Autobiography of a Corpse. New York Review Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Krzhizhanovskiĭ, Sigizmund, 1887-1950, Adam Thirlwell and Joanne, Turnbull. Autobiography of a Corpse New York Review Books, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Krzhizhanovskiĭ, Sigizmund, Adam Thirlwell, and Joanne Turnbull. Autobiography of a Corpse New York Review Books, 2013.

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