2. The Uknown Man—The Silent Screaming of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky wrote over a hundred short stories and five novellas in the 1920s and 1930s. But, because they were deemed "untimely" in Soviet Russia, only around a half dozen were published in his lifetime. Fortunately, his writing was preserved and we now have a sampling in English that show he was a master—and untimely indeed! This episode briefly explores his life fighting to publish in Soviet Russia as well as the four books published in English (so far): The Letter Killers Club, The Return of Muchausen, Memories of the Future, and Autobiography of a Corpse. Sources and Other Items of Interest The Letter Killers Club, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, with an introduction by Caryl Emerson The Return of Munchausen, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, with an introduction by Joanne Turnbull Memories of the Future, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, with an introduction by Joanne Turnbull Autobiography of a Corpse, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, with an introduction by Adam Thirlwell Hunter of Themes: The Interplay of Word and Thing in the Works of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, by Karen Link Rosenflanz "Portrait of a Ghost," L.A. Review of Books Review of Autobiography of a Corpse The Master of the Crossed-Out, Adam Thirwell The Arts in Russia under Stalin, Isaiah Berlin Contacts Twitter Patreon The Mookse and the Gripes
