Bibliograph

The return of Munchausen, Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky ; translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull with Nikolai Formozov

Type

Label

The return of Munchausen, Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky ; translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull with Nikolai Formozov

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

index present

Literary Form

humor satires etc

Main title

The return of Munchausen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

951854746

Responsibility statement

Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky ; translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull with Nikolai Formozov

Series statement

New York Review Books classics

Summary

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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