Bogdanov, Leonid

Bez sotsialisticheskogo realizma: sbornik iumoristicheskikh rasskazov [Without Socialist Realism: A Collection of Humorous Stories]

Munich: TSOPE, 1961. Item #1487

87 pages; 21 cm. Text in Russian. Original publisher’s printed wrappers. Covers show general toning and foxing, especially along edges and spine. Light corner crease to lower right of front wrapper. Text block is clean and sound.

Published shortly before his death, Bez sotsialisticheskogo realizma is a pointedly titled and skillfully composed collection of humorous short stories by Leonid Bogdanov, a representative of the postwar émigré literary diaspora. Though Bogdanov remained relatively obscure, this volume stands as a vivid document of cultural opposition and everyday absurdity viewed through the lens of humor.

Price: $60.00