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Humor para imbéciles
Maestro de la brevedad, coleccionista de situaciones paradójicas y triviales llevadas hasta las últimas consecuencias del absurdo, Avérchenko afirma con alegre serenidad la certeza de que hombres y mujeres somos iguales: imbéciles por naturaleza. Con su humor arremete contra los aficionados al chiste fácil y a la risotada, y también se mofa del ridículo histrionismo y la ramplona sensiblería de sus personajes femeninos —aunque tampoco salen bien librados los hombres.
165 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Arkady Averchenko
341 books26 followersArkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Russian: Аркадий Тимофеевич Аверченко; March 27, 1881, Sevastopol – March 12, 1925, Prague), was a Russian playwright and satirist. He published his stories in the journal Satyricon, of which he was also an editor, in the series of "New Satyricon", and other publications. He published a total of around 20 books. Averchenko's satirical writings can be described as liberal. After the Russian Civil War, he emigrated to Central Europe and died in Prague.
Averchenko was born on the 27th of March 1881 in Sevastopol. He was the son of a poor merchant, Timofey Petrovich Averchenko.
Averchenko completed only two courses at the Gymnasia because of his poor eyesight, which rendered him unable to work on his studies for extended periods. His eye had been damaged by a childhood accident. However, as time went by, his lack of formal education was compensated by his natural intellect, as the writer N.N. Breshko-Breshkovskiy has described.
Averchenko started to work at the age of 15, employed by a private transport company. He remained there for slightly over a year before pursuing other employment. In 1897 Averchenko left for Donbass to work as a clerk in the Bryansk mine. He worked there for three years and later wrote several stories about life at the mine, including "In the Evening" and "Lightning."
In 1903, at the age of 22, he moved to Kharkiv where his first story appeared in the newspaper "South Territory" on 31 October.
During 1906 to 1907 he edited the satirical magazines Bayonet and Sword. Finally in 1907 he was fired from this work, reportedly with the words, "You are a good man, but suitable for nothing." After this, in January 1908 Averchenko left for Saint Petersburg where he was to achieve success in his career.
In 1908 Averchenko became secretary of the satirical magazine Dragonfly (later renamed to Satyricon) and in 1913 he became its editor. For many years Averchenko worked successfully as a member of the magazine's staff together with many other notable people, including Nadezhda Teffi, Sasha Chorny, and Aleksey Remizov. His most lauded humorous stories were published in the magazine. During Averchenko's work at the Satyricon it became very popular, and theatrical works based on his stories were put on by many theatres throughout the country.
From 1910 to 1912 Averchenko more than once travelled to Europe with his friends and colleagues at the Satyricon (including Aleksey Remizov). These travels served Averchenko as a rich source for his creative work, and inspired his book Expedition of Satyriconers in Western Europe which was published in 1912. Averchenko also wrote many theatre reviews under several pen names.
After the October Revolution, Averchenko's life was greatly changed. In August 1918 Bolshevik leaders declared the Satyricon anti-Soviet and suppressed it.
Averchenko and all Satyricon staff took a negative position against Soviet authority. Averchenko struggled greatly in attempting to return to his own Sevastopol; in particular, he had to travel through the Ukraine, which was being occupied by Germans. Beginning in June 1919 Averchenko worked for the newspaper South (later the The South of Russia) and urged aid for the Voluntary Army.
On the 15th of November 1920 Sevastopol was taken by the Reds. Some days before Averchenko had had time to flee via steamer ship to Constantinople.
Averchenko felt comfortable while in Constantinople as there were many other fellow Russian refugees in the city at the time.
In 1921 in Paris he published a satirical anthology, A Dozen Knives in the Back of Revolution which Lenin described as "a book of great talent by the embittered to distraction White Guard." He followed this book with a collection of stories, A Dozen Portraits in the Boudoir Format.
On the 13th of April 1922 Averchenko moved to Sofia and later moved to Belgrade. Averchenko spent a brief time in both cities before moving again and ta
Averchenko was born on the 27th of March 1881 in Sevastopol. He was the son of a poor merchant, Timofey Petrovich Averchenko.
Averchenko completed only two courses at the Gymnasia because of his poor eyesight, which rendered him unable to work on his studies for extended periods. His eye had been damaged by a childhood accident. However, as time went by, his lack of formal education was compensated by his natural intellect, as the writer N.N. Breshko-Breshkovskiy has described.
Averchenko started to work at the age of 15, employed by a private transport company. He remained there for slightly over a year before pursuing other employment. In 1897 Averchenko left for Donbass to work as a clerk in the Bryansk mine. He worked there for three years and later wrote several stories about life at the mine, including "In the Evening" and "Lightning."
In 1903, at the age of 22, he moved to Kharkiv where his first story appeared in the newspaper "South Territory" on 31 October.
During 1906 to 1907 he edited the satirical magazines Bayonet and Sword. Finally in 1907 he was fired from this work, reportedly with the words, "You are a good man, but suitable for nothing." After this, in January 1908 Averchenko left for Saint Petersburg where he was to achieve success in his career.
In 1908 Averchenko became secretary of the satirical magazine Dragonfly (later renamed to Satyricon) and in 1913 he became its editor. For many years Averchenko worked successfully as a member of the magazine's staff together with many other notable people, including Nadezhda Teffi, Sasha Chorny, and Aleksey Remizov. His most lauded humorous stories were published in the magazine. During Averchenko's work at the Satyricon it became very popular, and theatrical works based on his stories were put on by many theatres throughout the country.
From 1910 to 1912 Averchenko more than once travelled to Europe with his friends and colleagues at the Satyricon (including Aleksey Remizov). These travels served Averchenko as a rich source for his creative work, and inspired his book Expedition of Satyriconers in Western Europe which was published in 1912. Averchenko also wrote many theatre reviews under several pen names.
After the October Revolution, Averchenko's life was greatly changed. In August 1918 Bolshevik leaders declared the Satyricon anti-Soviet and suppressed it.
Averchenko and all Satyricon staff took a negative position against Soviet authority. Averchenko struggled greatly in attempting to return to his own Sevastopol; in particular, he had to travel through the Ukraine, which was being occupied by Germans. Beginning in June 1919 Averchenko worked for the newspaper South (later the The South of Russia) and urged aid for the Voluntary Army.
On the 15th of November 1920 Sevastopol was taken by the Reds. Some days before Averchenko had had time to flee via steamer ship to Constantinople.
Averchenko felt comfortable while in Constantinople as there were many other fellow Russian refugees in the city at the time.
In 1921 in Paris he published a satirical anthology, A Dozen Knives in the Back of Revolution which Lenin described as "a book of great talent by the embittered to distraction White Guard." He followed this book with a collection of stories, A Dozen Portraits in the Boudoir Format.
On the 13th of April 1922 Averchenko moved to Sofia and later moved to Belgrade. Averchenko spent a brief time in both cities before moving again and ta
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August 17, 2015
Me tardé pero al fin lo terminé, definitivamente no me gusta leer libros en su versión digital. Puedo decirles que está muy entretenido, me hizo reír mucho.
April 4, 2014
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Ja, ja.
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Si usted es un imbécil se carcajeará en más de una ocasión.
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Si usted no es un imbécil, créame, se carcajeará como tal.
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Gran acierto de los chicos de la editorial Arlequín.
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Si usted es un imbécil se carcajeará en más de una ocasión.
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Si usted no es un imbécil, créame, se carcajeará como tal.
P.D. 3
Gran acierto de los chicos de la editorial Arlequín.
May 18, 2022
Señor, me has mirado a los ojos. Gracias.
Este ruso precioso, Averchenko (881-1925) fue hijo de un comerciante ocupado en arruinarse lo antes posible. Muy joven trabajó en una mina en Járkov, centro cultural de Ucrania y allí comenzó su vida literaria. En 1908 su carrera dio un vuelco al editar la revista El Satiricón: de ser un autor desconocido se convirtió en uno de los escritores más populares del imperio ruso.
Es maestro de la sátira, del ridículo, de llevar situaciones triviales a lo más absurdo de lo absurdo. Me sacó sendas carcajadas. Lo amo. Humor para imbéciles, es una serie de cuentos: mis favoritos La Sirena y Los Ladrones.
SPoiLer AlerT
¿Cómo te imaginas a una sirena? A una sirena de verdad?
Un ser etereo marino (yay Arjona déjame en paz), que canta divino, su cabello es suave, y bueno ya casi onda de Disney. Pues en este cuento es un ser asqueroso, apesta a pescado jajajaja y habla como el más rudo de los marineros, por qué, ¿de qué otra manera iba aprender a hablar con los humanos? Cuál es su único contacto? Pues los marineros. No aprendían a hablar como en la corte. Así que pues mucha sirena de barrio que te pone a pensar.
¿Qué pasaría si marcas a tu casa y te contesta un ladrón? ¿Te encabronas y le gritas que llamarás a la policía? ¿Cuelgas y lloras? ¿Te da ansiedad? ¿Te crees más listo que un ladrón? ¿Te pones de acuerdo con él? Es mi cuento favorito. Tanto que se lo conté a mi hija en la noche y estábamos muertas de risa.
Mil estrellas.
Este ruso precioso, Averchenko (881-1925) fue hijo de un comerciante ocupado en arruinarse lo antes posible. Muy joven trabajó en una mina en Járkov, centro cultural de Ucrania y allí comenzó su vida literaria. En 1908 su carrera dio un vuelco al editar la revista El Satiricón: de ser un autor desconocido se convirtió en uno de los escritores más populares del imperio ruso.
Es maestro de la sátira, del ridículo, de llevar situaciones triviales a lo más absurdo de lo absurdo. Me sacó sendas carcajadas. Lo amo. Humor para imbéciles, es una serie de cuentos: mis favoritos La Sirena y Los Ladrones.
SPoiLer AlerT
¿Cómo te imaginas a una sirena? A una sirena de verdad?
Un ser etereo marino (yay Arjona déjame en paz), que canta divino, su cabello es suave, y bueno ya casi onda de Disney. Pues en este cuento es un ser asqueroso, apesta a pescado jajajaja y habla como el más rudo de los marineros, por qué, ¿de qué otra manera iba aprender a hablar con los humanos? Cuál es su único contacto? Pues los marineros. No aprendían a hablar como en la corte. Así que pues mucha sirena de barrio que te pone a pensar.
¿Qué pasaría si marcas a tu casa y te contesta un ladrón? ¿Te encabronas y le gritas que llamarás a la policía? ¿Cuelgas y lloras? ¿Te da ansiedad? ¿Te crees más listo que un ladrón? ¿Te pones de acuerdo con él? Es mi cuento favorito. Tanto que se lo conté a mi hija en la noche y estábamos muertas de risa.
Mil estrellas.
February 3, 2020
Si hubiese vivido en tiempos actuales, no me cabe duda que el señor Averchenko hubiera intentado entrar en el mundillo tan banalizado de un tiempo para acá del stand-up. Lo digo por la consistencia de textos como 'Autobiografía', 'Los hombres', 'Los ladrones' y, sobretodo, el que considero el más mordaz y directo de todos: 'Edipo Rey'. Aunque el que más me causó gracia es, sin lugar a dudas, 'La enfermedad de Ivanov'.
Mención aparte merece 'El rayo', el más " tradicionalmente ruso" de todos los cuentos de Averchenko.
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Mención aparte merece 'El rayo', el más " tradicionalmente ruso" de todos los cuentos de Averchenko.
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February 26, 2019
Algunos cuentos son mejores que otros, pero hay varios que me hicieron reír bastante. En contra tiene que la edición no está muy cuidada, hay bastantes errores y eso dificulta un poco la lectura.
June 25, 2017
Libro que se sale de toda órbita dentro de la excelentísima y clásica literatura rusa, nos deja asomarnos a los resquicios más negros, paradójicos, humorísticos y sarcásticos de la condición humana. De lectura fresca, ágil y breve, los cuentos que contiene prometen al lector risitas discretas — como las de todo buen imbécil — y no dejará títere con cabeza cuando se trate del humor ramplón y cotidiano de las personas: siempre buscará el anverso, el lado más ingenioso e inimaginable de las situaciones de toda clase de personajes, desde bellas mujeres hasta cínicos ladrones, para llevarlas al extremo del ridículo.
January 21, 2016
Muy bueno, cuentos breves con una comedia diferente... ideal para todos aquellos que amamos ser imbéciles.
December 24, 2015
Humor bueno en lapsos, decìan que me iba a ir pa'trás de la risa, pero no fue así, en ocasiones predecible pero sí admito algunas risillas.
July 25, 2018
Stále aktuálne satirické poviedky. Môj výber: Robinsoni, Humor pre hlupákov, Osamelý pán, Nôž, ihla a niť a Príbeh Ivanovovej choroby.
March 19, 2016
Bueno, pero pudo ser mejor.
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