Nevski prospekti legendid - Mihhail Veller

This edition of *Legends* includes an entirely new section, appearing in Estonian for the first time. Veller’s humorous short prose has garnered significant acclaim in many countries; in Russia, he has risen to become one of the ten most widely read authors. *Legends of Nevsky Prospekt* has seen print runs exceeding 1.5 million copies.
Previous prose collections by Veller published in Estonian include *Ühesõiduhobu* (1984), *Legends of Nevsky Prospekt* (1999), and *Zero Hour* (2002).
“Veller writes about Nevsky Prospekt and Leningrad. Yet, in doing so, he also writes—incidentally, though not exclusively—about present-day Estonia. Anyone wishing to understand what is happening here, and what the underlying causes are, should read Veller. Unlike authors who rely on posturing, Veller does not resort to vulgarity—even when writing about a communal latrine. It is impossible to encompass the boundless, as Kozma Prutkov once asserted. Yet, how is it possible to describe something truly horrific in such a simple, clean manner? To my mind, the answer is clear: one possesses a brain.”
Tiit Kändler

Mikhail Veller (born 1948 in Ukraine) is a philology graduate of Leningrad University. Since 1978, he has lived in Estonia, Russia, and Israel. He is a member of the Estonian Writers’ Union and has been nominated for an Estonian Cultural Endowment award. Original title: Legends of Nevsky Prospect

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Russian
Estonian
fiction
legends (literary)
humor
stories
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