"The Red-Haired Man," by Daniil Ivanovich Kharms

The avant-garde, absurdist (and whimsical) Russian writer Kharms (1905-1942) was born and died in St. Petersburg. His given name was Daniil Ivánovich Yuvachev, although the spelling of the last name can vary. He was a member of a group of avant garde writers in that city, and he is often credited with anticipating theater of the absurd. He wrote prose, poetry and drama. He predicted, rightly, that St. Petersburg would be starved and bombed in the German seige and refused to serve in the military. He was arrested and sent to prison, where he starved to death. Books in translation include Today I Wrote Nothing: Selected Writing of Daniil Kharms, translated by Matvei Yankelevich and Russian Absurd: Collected Writings, translated by Alex Cigale. Opening image is from Van Gogh's portrait of Alexander Reid.

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“...so he was called red-haired *theoretically*...”
I laughed out-loud at that one.