Selected Prose & Poetry of Mikhail Kuzmin illustrated by David Roberts

Selected Prose & Poetry of Mikhail Kuzmin illustrated by David RobertsA definitive collection of the "Russian Oscar Wilde." Experience the elegance, wit, and daring of Mikhail Kuzmin, including his debut novel Wings, the first gay themed book to be published in Russia. His open lifestyle made writing increasingly difficult for him under Stalins regime, and his works were not reprinted for over forty years. Presented in this collection are the novel Wings; the play The Venetian Madcaps; thirteen short stories; and two

rock stars

and the detective

Rocket to the Moon

Is there enough guacamole on Earth to sustain him

Where fashion has always moved on swiftly from season to season

and Emma Watson

the ever-trusting dog

Featuring illustrations by Arturo Torres

Alice Walker made history in 1983 when she became the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Color Purple

Neither could have imagined how their paths would cross

Metal work

and created the CIA’s first cryptology unit