Long live ficus!

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"Long live the ficus!" (1936) is a bitter, ironic novel, largely autobiographical. The protagonist is Gordon Comstock, an unrecognized poet, failed writer, forced to work in an advertising agency to earn a living. He has a real talent for writing slogans, but his work disgusts him, it seems like a caricature of literary creativity. He despises material values ​​and the vulgarity of the everyday way of life, the symbol of which is the ficus on the window. He blames money for all his failures, but proud poverty only leads him to the depths of depression ... Comstock needs to understand that in addition to high art, there are simple joys, and there is nothing shameful in striving to make money. What will save him?

Barcode: 9785170838943 SKU: 70144098 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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