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Venedikt Yerofeyev's postmodern prose poem is today considered a classic of new Russian literature. It is compared to Gogol and Kharms for its poetics of absurdity, satire, and metaphysical depth.
The novel is set in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman rule. It tells the story of the life of Ali Pasha, his love for the girl Almasa, and his fight against injustice.
The plot begins when Calloway discovers that his friend was killed in a car accident under suspicious circumstances before his arrival.
He was too embarrassed to even think about the shame he would experience if he were caught voyeurizing. Voyeurs usually watch women undress... What he felt, what tormented him, was like a terrible thirst that he had to quench.
The work is based on a true event that occurred in Spain in 1933: Aurora Rodriguez killed her daughter Hildegart, a famous fighter for women's emancipation and a cult figure on the political scene of the time.