Techniques of Satire: The Case of Saltykov-Scedrin (Humor Research) [Hardcover]

Emil A. Draitser (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: Mouton De Gruyter (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3110126249
• ISBN-13: 978-3110126242
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,125,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Emil Draitser has published both fiction and nonfiction since 1964. His work appeared in leading Soviet journals (Youth, Literary Gazette, and Crocodile) under his pen name "Emil Abramov." He began his writing career as a freelancer contributing satirical articles for Soviet newspapers and magazines. Eventually, he was blacklisted for criticizing an important official, prompting him to leave for the United States.

He immigrated to Los Angeles, where he earned a Ph.D. in Russian literature from UCLA. In 1986, he took a job at Hunter College in New York City, where he continues to teach. Besides twelve books of artistic and scholarly prose, Emil Draitser's essays and short stories have been published in the Los Angeles Times, Partisan Review, North American Review, Prism International, and many other American and Canadian periodicals. His fiction has also appeared in Russian, Polish, and Israeli journals.