The Eternal Engine of Absurdity

8 hrs. 10 min.

Language Russian

Author Darya Dontsova

Narrator Ksenia Brzhezovskaya

The most dangerous profession is writing! What did you think? Then consider this: a disheveled woman bursts into Viola Tarakanova’s husband’s office, throws a pamphlet right at her, and screams a whole string of obscenities. Of course, Viola—like every somewhat well-known writer—has her own personal schizophrenic. But the visitor turned out to be Lyubka Gaskonina, her classmate! And she claims that Vilka envied her back in school, and that’s why she wrote a little book in which she vividly described all sorts of family secrets and vices of Lyubka herself and her mother—the retired ballerina. Viola insists she would never write such trash—wrong genre and format. Still, Vilka’s husband, Stepan Dmitriev, believes it’s his duty to defend his wife’s honor and, step by step, starts getting pulled into the family mess of the Gaskonins. Oh, if only he knew how much madness and nonsense is lurking in those thickets—and who his eternal engine really is!

1. Devil from the Snuffbox (narrated by Irina Vorobyova) 2. Three Bags of Tricks (narrated by Elena Lebedeva) 3. The Beast Without a Beauty (narrated by Margarita Ivanova) 4. A Harvest of Poisonous Berries (narrated by Irina Vorobyova) 5. Miracles in a Saucepan 5. Miracles in a Little Pot (narrated by Lyuba Petrova) 6. The Skeleton from a Test Tube (narrated by Ksenia Malygina) 7. The Squint Remedy (narrated by Elena Delver) 8. Fillet from the Golden Cockerel (narrated by Dina Bobyleva) 9. The Chief Accountant and Half a Kingdom to Boot 11. Hocus Pocus from Vasilisa the Terrible (narrated by Irina Vorobyova) 11. A Concerto for Kolobok with Orchestra (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 12. Papa Carlo's Favorite Pastimes (narrated by Irina Vorobyova) 13. A Fly on a Plane (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 14. Muffin in the Big City (narrated by Ekaterina Kabashova) 15. A Ticket for the Flying Carpet (narrated by Lyubov Koneva) 16. Monsters from a Good Family (narrated by Olga Babich) 17. Vacation in Simpleton (narrated by Lyudmila Sedykh) 17. Vacation in Simpleton's Village (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 18. Winter Summer of Spring (narrated by Tatyana Telegina) 18. Winter Summer of Spring 18. Winter Summer of Spring (narrated by Dina Bobyleva) 19. Happy End for Desdemona (narrated by Anna Chintsova) 20. Striptease of the Firebird (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 21. Mumu with Scuba Gear (narrated by Lyubov Koneva) 23. The Invisible Man in Rhinestones (narrated by Lyuba Petrova) 24. The Flying Impostor (narrated by Yulia Levakova) 26. The Dowry of the Shaggy Monkey (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 26. The Dowry of the Shaggy Monkey (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 28. The Castle of the Snoring Beauty (narrated by Oksana Kashnikova) 29. The Devil Wears Bast Shoes (narrated by Anna Chintsova) 30. A Guide to Lukomorye (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 31. Fan of the Naked King (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 32. The Iron Lover's Nightmare (narrated by Marina Titova) 33. The Husband Control Button (narrated by Lyuba Petrova) 34. The Testament of the Christmas Duck (narrated by Lyuba Petrova) 36. The Magic of Lady Morozova (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 37. Three Wishes of the Dream Woman (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 38. The Nutcracker's Dentures (narrated by Olesya Massalskaya) 39. In the Clutches of a Fairy Tale (narrated by Anastasia Lazareva) 40. Incognito from Broadway (narrated by Ksenia Brzhezovskaya) 41. The Law of the Rejuvenating Apple (narrated by Ksenia Brzhezovskaya) 42. Gymnasium of Ignoble Maidens (narrated by Ksenia Brzhezovskaya) 43. The Eternal Engine of Absurdity 44. Binoculars for the All-Seeing Eye (narrated by Elena Delver) 45. The Glitter and Misery of Instagram (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 46. Cutie on the Curve (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 47. Alyonushka the Little Goat (narrated by Lyudmila Blagushko) 48. The Land of Fearless Buratinos (narrated by Lyubov Koneva) 49. The Failed Career of a Shrew (narrated by Lyubov Koneva) 50. The Scarlet Sails of Bluebeard (narrated by Lyubov Koneva) Alibi for a Shrew (narrated by Marina Titova) A Storm in a Cup of Trouble (narrated by Marina Titova) Lobster for Yomila (narrated by Lyubov Koneva)

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