“An old woman, driven by curiosity, leaned out of the window—and then she plummeted.” Chapter 1: The First Old Woman The story opens with an elderly woman peering […]
Russian literature
Blue Notebook No. 10
“There was a redheaded man who had no eyes or ears. He had no hair either, so he was called a redhead only in a manner of speaking.” […]
Russian literature
The Old Woman
“And so I sit, an old woman, in my room, and outside the window, the world goes on without me.” Chapter 1: The Old Woman’s Routine The story […]
Russian literature
Today I Wrote Nothing
“I am interested only in ‘nonsense’; only in that which makes no practical sense. I am interested in life only in its absurd manifestation.” Today I Wrote Nothing […]
Russian literature
Incidences
“A man walked out of his house and disappeared forever.”— Daniil Kharms, Incidences Incidences is a collection of absurdist, fragmented vignettes and short stories by Russian avant-garde writer […]