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 | Nervous People and Other Satires (1st Edition) by Mikhail Zoshchenko, Hugh Mclean (Editor) Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 1975 ISBN-10: 0-253-20192-6 / 0253201926 ISBN-13: 978-0-253-20192-8 / 9780253201928 Typical targets of Zoshchenko’s satire are the Soviet bureaucracy, crowded conditions in communal apartments, marital infidelities and the rapid turnover in marriage partners, and "the petty-bourgeois mode of life, with its adulterous episodes, lying, and similar nonsense." His devices are farcical | |