'Modern Ukraine could do with some reporters as wise and humane as Teffi' Litera
ry Review A new collection of Teffi's best autobiographical non-fiction writings
Ranging from portraits of Rasputin and Lenin to observations on the Russian Rev
olution, and from profiles of cultural figures to moving domestic scenes, this s
hort collection includes writings by the inimitable Teffi never before published
in English. Everything is here - politics, society, art and literature, love an
d family life - and all is told in Teffi's multifaceted style: amusing, sincerel
y moving, ironic and always honest, pervaded by an intensely felt understanding
of humanity's simultaneous tragedy and absurdity.
