Autobiography of a Corpse by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky

Autobiography of a Corpse

Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky with Joanne Turnbull (Translator)

230 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
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An NYRB Classics Original Winner of the 2014 PEN Translation Prize Winner of the 2014 Read Russia PrizeThe stakes are wildly high in Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky's fantastic and blackly comic philosophical fables, which abound in nested narratives and...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 150 reviews

Moods

challenging: 66%

reflective: 66%

dark: 44%

funny: 44%

mysterious: 44%

adventurous: 22%

informative: 22%

emotional: 11%


Pace

55% of readers chose medium
44% of readers chose slow
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slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
14% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
28% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
71% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
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No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

14% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
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