What I Can Learn from Daniil Kharms

Daniil Kharms — a writer, poet, prose writer, and dramatist, founder of the literary group OBERIU.

He loved to stand out from the crowd, invented all sorts of eccentricities, and was not afraid of seeming strange. His work is still being studied; his poems and prose are reissued, and his plays are staged in theaters. Kharms attracts the attention of readers, inspires, and leaves no one indifferent.

This brief illustrated biography will tell about the life of one of the most enigmatic writers of the 20th century. Why are his poems so unusual? Why did Kharms need mistakes in words? Did he really write every day? And what does his pseudonym mean?

Moreover, this book is about trusting your intuition, staying true to yourself, and being able to see the extraordinary in the most ordinary things.