The Three Fat Men - Softcover

Olesha, Yury

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089875416X ISBN 13: 9780898754162

Publisher: University Press of the Pacific, 2001

Synopsis

Doctor Gaspar Arney –
What a clever man is he!
He can trap the sliest fox,
He can crack the hardest rocks,
He can fly from here to Mars,
He can reach the farthest stars!

This jolly song takes us in to the world of make-believe created by Yuri Olesha. The scene is set in a fantastic land ruled by three greedy fat men who are engrossed in eating and making merry in their palace. Meanwhile, curious things are happening outside the high palace walls.
You will learn all about this and much more when you read this wise, merry tale that is so like the truth.
The Three Fat Men, a favorite with all Soviet children, has run to over 30 printings, it was made into a film, and performed at many theaters in Russia.

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Review

"There was something Beethovenian in Yuri Olesha, even in his voice. His eyes discovered many marvelous, impressive things around him, and he wrote about them briefly, precisely, and excellently." --Konstantin Paustovsky, author and Nobel Prize nominee

"One of the finest, most overlooked works of Soviet era literature. At once a peculiarly hilarious satire full of magic and whimsy, it is also a beautifully written work of literature, brimming with profound metaphors and brilliant turns of phrase. Aplin has done a masterful job with the translation, capturing all of Olesha's wit and whimsy, while dulling none of his satirical barbs." --Russian Life

About the Author

Olesha was a prominent Russian writer whose early work dealt with profound spiritual dislocation entailed by the 1917 revolution

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 089875416X
• ISBN 13: 9780898754162
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152