Happy Moscow

This title is translated and with an introduction by Robert Chandler. Moscow in the 1930s is a symbol of Soviet paradise; a fairy-tale capital where in Stalin's words 'life has become better life has become merrier'. Beautiful passionate Moscow Chestnova bears her captial's name and seeks the happiness it promises. She flits from man to man fascinated by the brave new world supposedly taking shape around her on a quest for the better life. This anarchic satire is accompanied by related works - short stories an essay and a screenplay - and through Robert Chandler's acclaimed new translations Platonov's extraordinary prose and original vision can at last be experienced in full.