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К. ЧукоOeÐ²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ [Korney Chukovsky] -  or Tarakanishche [the Giant Cockroach]

Title: or Tarakanishche [the Giant Cockroach]
Description: детиздат [Detizdat], Central Committee of the VLKSM, 1940. Paperback. A popular Russian children's fairy tale poem written by poet Korney Chukovsky, in the original Russian. An illustrated work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.Illustrated with sixteen in-text illustrations by I. Beketova. Collated, complete.Tarakanishche, also known by its translated names, The Giant Cockroach, The Roach or Cock-The-Roach, is a well-known Russian children's fairy tale poem written by Korney Chukovsky (1882-1969), one of the most popular poets in the Russian language. First published in 1921, it is regarded as a classic of Russian literature. The story follows an overgrown cockroach who imposes tyranny over all animals and mankind, until it is condemned by a sparrow. Some considered the message of this work to be an allusion to Stalin, though it was written before he came to power. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, bright and smart. Section of sunning to the rear of the wrap. Pages are age toned but clean. Very Good . Ill.: И. Бекетова [I. Beketova]. Very Good .

Keywords: Russian literature Children's fiction Korney Chukovsky Children's fiction И. Бекетова [I. Beketova]

Price: GBP 225.00 = appr. US$ 321.30 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 946M12

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