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Мухиниада - Mukhiniada
The life of Mukhin
Novel. St. Petersburg 1999, 140 pages
Bartovs miniature epic "Mukhiniada" follows the literary tradition of St. Petersburg (Gogol, Oberiu) in terms of the ironic tone and the sarcastic outlook on life in general: Little Mukhin confronts the reader with the limits and failures inherent in life. It is a tragicomic hero we feel sorry for - and like to laugh about.
Блондинка в розовом, брюнетка в голубом. (Рассказы о любви, рассказы о войне.) - Blondinka v rozovom, bryunetka v golubom (Rasskazy o lyubvi, rasskazy o voine.)
Blonde in pink, Brunette in blue. (Short stories over love and war)
St. Petersburg 2000, 120 pages
Human beings, monkeys and insects - all kinds of creatures get a taste of the meaning of love. The encounters are short but intense. We observe the complexity of love during times of peace and how things get easier during periods of war. There is not a lot of space for all these liaisons - only a few pages for every chapter of love.