I am a genius of passionate speeches...

«I am a genius of passionate speeches. I am the master of free thoughts. I am the king of senseless beauties.» Thus wrote about himself Daniil Kharms, perhaps the most unusual Russian poet and writer of the 20th century. His poems, stories, and plays are capable of surprising, stunning, delighting, and bewildering. Who is this mysterious Daniil Kharms — a naive genius, a master of provocation, or a sly mystifier who carefully concealed his, as Marshak wrote, «classical foundation»? Kharms' work remains one of the brightest and most complex mysteries of Russian literature. This edition includes the most famous poetic works of Daniil Kharms.