The Oddball from 5th B. Novellas and Stories

Vladimir Karpovich Zheleznikov 1925 — 2015 — was a Soviet writer and screenwriter. His famous novella Chuchelo was adapted into a film that sparked widespread public resonance. Other works by Vladimir Zheleznikov were also adapted, for example, The Oddball from... 5th B, the first part of the duology Life and Adventures of an Oddball. You can read about the life of the main character of this novella — Borya Zbanduto — in our book. It happened that Borya was appointed as a camp counselor for the first grade. And now all his interests — friendship, love, hobbies — receded into the background. But could Borya have guessed that he would never regret this? Our book also includes the novellas White Steamboats, The Last Parade, and stories: Major Shchegolev, The Donkey and the Fifth Ocean, The Girl in Uniform, Long and Short Nights, About Katya, and others.