{"product_id":"9780241688540","title":"Cynics","description":"Author: Marienhof, Anatoly\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241688540\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlt;bPgt;The blistering 1928 Bolsehvik satire, unpublishable in the Russia until 1988 - in a brand new translationPlt;\/bPgt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlt;iPgt;P#39;A love that cannot be throttled by the rubber tube of an enema bulb is immortal.P#39;Plt;\/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Bookish and idealistic Vladimir is tormented with love for Olga; he brings her flowers when other men bring her flour and millet. Olga eventually agrees to marry him, as her buildingP#8217;s central heating will be out of service all winter and at least with two in the bed theyP#8217;ll be warmer. When she decides sheP#8217;d like to serve the revolution, he introduces her to his brother Sergei, a Bolshevik who manages the waterways. Thus begins an excruciating love triangle, measured in ration coupons and black market goods.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Described by the poet Joseph Brodsky as P#39;one of the most innovative novels in Russian literatureP#39;, MarienhofP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Cynics Plt;\/iPgt;is a pitch-black comedy set during the wild and savage years of War Communism and the New Economic Policy. Cinematic in its style and collagist in its aesthetic, it establishes Marienhof as a true formal radical. It is a bawdy, savage, lavishly emotional portrayal of working for the revolution (and trying to ignore it).","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243052052638,"sku":"UBD-9780241688540","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241688540.jpg?v=1788783275","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241688540","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}