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The return of Munchausen / Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky ; translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull with Nikolai Formozov.
First inspired in the eighteenth century by the tall tales of the real Baron Hieronymus von Münchausen, the legend of Baron Münchausen--as transmitted and transformed by Rudolf Erich Raspe and Gottfried August Bürger--soon eclipsed the fame of his living counterpart and has captivated the European imagination ever since.
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- ISBN: 9781681370286 (paperback : alkaline paper) :
- Physical Description: xii, 140 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : New York Review Books, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Every baron has his flights of fancy -- Smoke that roars -- Kant's coeval -- In partes infidelium -- The devil in a droshky -- The theory of improbability -- The hermit of Bodenwerder -- The truth that dodged the man. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Russian. |
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| Genre: | Russian fiction. Spy fiction. Satirical literature. Romans à clef. Novellas. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Williams Lake Branch | KRZ (Text) | 33923005768589 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
