Demonic Woman

Teffi (Nadezhda Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya (1872—1952) — the true «queen of Russian humor», «Chekhov in a skirt», as her contemporaries called her. A writer of stories and feuilletons, a poetess, a memoirist. Her work was read by Tsar Nicholas II himself,... and candies and perfumes were named after Teffi. She lived through three revolutions, two world wars, emigrated to Paris in the 1920s, but managed to maintain her spontaneity and the ability to laugh at ordinary everyday situations. This collection includes the best stories – relevant and biting, which you read like a post on social media. A subtle sense of humor combines with deep psychological insight and empathy for the characters.