Krzhizhanovsky's Return of Munchausen translation and commentary Michael Comenetz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comenetz, Michael, 1944- author.

Standardized Title:

Vozvrashchenie Mi︠u︡nkhgauzena. English

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Krzhizhanovskiĭ, Sigizmund, 1887-1950. Vozvrashchenie Mi︠u︡nkhgauzena.

Krzhizhanovskiĭ, Sigizmund.

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Newton, MA Cherry Orchard Books 2026

Summary:

"This book provides a new translation of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s novel Тhe Return of Munchausen, with an extensive commentary that is accessible to any reader. In the novel the famous old baron, a virtuoso of imaginative creation who has returned to the world, tells of his visit to a fantastic early Soviet Union, and by his inspiring influence raises a poet he befriends to new poetic life. Lively and gripping, engaged with questions of existence and reality, truth and fiction, the tale is extraordinary for depth, intricacy, and manifold connections to works of literature, philosophy, religion, and science. It is illuminated in detail by the commentary, which exhibits these connections with reference to a great variety of writings, both ancient and modern"-- De Gruyter Brill

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed August 21, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Comenetz, Michael, 1944- Krzhizhanovsky's Return of Munchausen

ISBN:

9798887198644

9798887198651

OCLC:

1609559964

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license