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Title: Writing for the audience of oneself
Review: Mr Zinik's work is not destined for "the masses" and I don't think he really wants it to be enjoyed by too many. The use of the languare is so sofisticated that sometimes one wanders how the author with all those complicated words manages not to get wherever he wanted to get initially. Couple of stories are amusing but too long (for the content) and most of them are promising at start and dissapointing at the end. I would not recommend buying this book unless you are particularly interested in the mindset of intellectualised Russian intelligencia that is trying to meet ends in England and is unhappy about everything.
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