The Embezzlers
novella by Katayev
Also known as: “Rastratchiki”
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- In Valentin Katayev
Katayev’s novella Rastratchiki (1926; The Embezzlers) is a picaresque tale of two adventurers in the tradition of Gogol. His comic play Kvadratura kruga (1928; Squaring the Circle) portrays the effect of the housing shortage on two married couples who share a room. Beleyet parus odinoky (1936; Lonely White Sail,…
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