The Elephant
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2010
Summary
‘At that moment the elephant shuddered and rose in the air. For a few seconds it swayed just above the ground but a gust of wind blew it upwards until its mighty silhouette was against the sky.’
The Elephant (1957) is Slawomir Mrozek’s award-winning collection of hilarious and unnerving short stories, satirising life in Poland under a totalitarian regime. The family of a wealthy lawyer keep a ‘tamed progressive’ as a pet; a zoo saves money for the workers by fashioning their …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141193045 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141193042 |
| Author: | Slawomir Mrozek |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
Extraordinary … Mrozek’s brief fables are something like Kafka’s stories, but they’re funnier * Spectator *
The satiric intent is unambiguous, and offers hope to the oppressed mind…so deft and so piercing – Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
[The series] sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of the region…anyone coming fresh to the field will be captivated by the richness, variety, humour and pathos of a classic literature that, through a shared historical experience, transcends national and linguistic boundaries. – CJ Schüler * Independent on Sunday *
This [series] is a wonderful idea … They are absurdist parables, by turns hilarious, unsettling and enigmatic. – Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
I urge you to go and read them. – Adam Thirlwell * New Statesman *
This new series of Central European Classics is important well beyond simply providing ‘good reads’. – Stephen Vizinczey * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Slawomir Mrozek
Slawomir Mrozek (born in 1930) is principally known as Poland’s master of Absurd Theatre, in plays such as Striptease, Repeat Performance and Vatzlav. He began his career though with the story collection The Elephant with illustrations by Daniel Mroz.
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