Humor and Satire

Moskva – Petuški

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.

Mrtve duše

Dead Souls (1842) is a brilliant satire that exposes the moral and social rot of imperial Russia through Chichikov's fraud with dead serfs, with Gogol's virtuoso mix of humor, irony and lyricism.

Mrtve duše

Dead Souls (1842) is a brilliant satire that exposes the moral and social rot of imperial Russia through Chichikov's fraud with dead serfs, with Gogol's virtuoso mix of humor, irony and lyricism.

Muka s rečima

Murphy u zemlji čipa

Muškarci su iz birtije, žene su s placa

A witty collection of short stories by blogger Dr. Lebowski brings an ironic look at everyday life, male-female relationships, and urban incidents with a distinctively local flair.

Nacionalni park Srbija (bez dlake na jeziku)

"Serbia National Park" is a typical "Indexovstina", with the humor we are used to and which we have begun to miss.

Naivci

This is a humorous and satirical story about life in a small Dalmatian town, told through the perspective of a naive but insightful narrator.

Naivčine na putovanju, ili Novo hodočašće I-II

Twain's Naives on the Road, or The New Pilgrimage is a humorous and sharp travelogue about American travelers in Europe and the Holy Land, with much satire, observation, and mockery of tourist clichés.

Naš čovek u Havani

"Our Man in Havana" (1958) is a satirical spy story set in pre-revolutionary Cuba, combining humor, suspense, and the exotic atmosphere of Havana. Greene satirically criticizes the bureaucracy of the intelligence services and the absurdity of the Cold War