Home > Work > Odessa Stories
21 " In Odessa, luftmenschen skulk around coffee shops, looking to earn a rouble and feed their families, but there’s no work to be had—and what kind of work could there be for a useless luftmensch? "
― Isaac Babel , Odessa Stories
22 " And have you ever run across a bright and enlivening sun in Gogol—a man from Ukraine? "
23 " Gorky is a forerunner—the most powerful in our time. "
24 " And I believe the Russian people will soon be drawn to the south, to the sea and the sun. "
25 " Consider this: Could it be true that, in all Russian literature, there isn’t a single clear and joyous depiction of the sun? "