5. The Sot' and Locusts 1930-1931

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note on Transliteration xiii
5. 1. Early Years and Literary Debut 1
6. 2. The Badgers 1924 32
7. 3. The Thief 1921 52
8. 4. Stories and Plays 1927-1928 78
9. 5. The Sot' and Locusts 1930-1931 99
10. 6. Skutarevsky 1932 125
11. 7. The Road to Ocean 1935 149
12. 8. Three Plays 1936-1940 173
13. 9. The War Years 1941-1945 191
14. 10. An Ordinary Man and A Golden Coach 1940-1946 203
15. 11. The Russian Forest 1953 215
16. 12. The Late Revisions 1955-1962 239
17. 13. The Pyramid 1994 265
18. 14. The Art of Compromise 285
19. Appendix: 'Zapis'na bereste' 295
20. Abbreviations 303
21. Notes 305
22. Bibliography 361
23. Index 401