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Red Pyramid: Selected Stories

Book Review: More Hilarious Satiric Depravity From Vladimir Sorokin — The Tsars My Destination

March 9, 2024

Posted in Books, Featured, Review

Russian satirist Vladimir Sorokin’s excremental vision triumphs in two new translations.

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