Grotesque, deconstructive, and absolutely genius, Vladimir Sorokins short story collection nDispatches from the District Committee is a revelatory, offbeat portrait of Soviet life beyond the npropaganda and state-sponsored realism. nCelebrated--and censored--for its political satire, literary irreverence, and provocative themes, nhis work has been recognized across the world for its scathing, darkly humorous commentary non political and cultural oppression in the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia.n nDispatches from the District Committee brings together stories from Sorokins incendiary 1992 ncollection The First Subotnik/My First Working Saturday. Skillfully translated by Max Lawton, nthese stories remain subversive classics, and increasingly relevant in a post-truth information nage.n