Too Clever By Half or The Diary of a Scoundrel

by Aleksandr Ostrovsky

Gloumov, (the protagonist) has not only become an eduring character on the Russian stage, but the abstract noun derived from his name, gloumovshchina (or gloumovism), has entered the language. As long as ambitious young men with brains and talent can most readily achieve success by selling themselves and betraying their better natures, gloumovism will thrive. Transitional societies have a special need of Gloumov to keep things moving - as well as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557830231
• ISBN13: 9781557830234
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.9"