Through the Wall
Through the Wall by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, published by Penguin Adult on February 15, 2011, is a collection of five dreamlike and blackly comic stories. This edition, available in English, presents two stories for the first time, exploring themes of lost children, midnight forests, and strange transformations, all set against a backdrop of grief and resilience.
Readers will find a unique blend of modern fairy tales that delve into the complexities of human experience. The narratives intertwine elements of fiction and literary criticism, offering insights into the darker aspects of life through Petrushevskaya’s distinctive storytelling style. With a total of 80 pages, this book invites exploration into the surreal and often unsettling world crafted by one of Russia’s most acclaimed writers.
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‘There once lived a woman who was so fat, she couldn’t fit in a taxi, and when going into the subway she took up the whole width of the escalator’
Ludmilla Petrushevskaya has been acclaimed as one of Russia�s greatest living writers. These five dreamlike and blackly comic stories, two of which are here in English for the first time, tell of lost children, midnight forests, strange transformations, cruel curses, grief and resilience, in the darkest of modern fairy tales.
This book contains Through the Wall and Anna and Maria.
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