Two Crocodiles by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Two Crocodiles by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Two Crocodiles highlights two literary masters from opposite ends of the world -- Russia's Fyodor Dostoevsky and Uruguay's Felisberto Hernández. Dostoevsky's crocodile, cruelly displayed in a traveling sideshow, gobbles whole a pretentious high-ranking civil servant. But the functionary survives unscathed and seizes his new unique platform to expound to the fascinated public. Dostoevsky's Crocodile is a matchless, hilarious satire.

Hernández's Crocodile, on the other hand, while also terribly funny, is a heartbreaker. A pianist struggling to make ends meet as a salesman finds success when he begins to weep before clients and audience alike, but then he can't stop the crocodile tears. 

Hernandez, Felisberto: - Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1902, Felisberto Hernü¾Œ–”¼ndez was a talented pianist, playing in the silent-screen movie theaters when he was twelve years old. He later toured the small concert halls of Uruguay and Argentina. He married four times, published seven books, and died, impoverished, in 1964.

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ISBN 13	9780811220989
ISBN 10	0811220982
Title	Two Crocodiles
Author	Fyodor Dostoevsky
Series	New Directions Pearls
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Year published	2013-07-16
Number of pages	78
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.