Daniil Kharms

Daniil Kharms
Kharms in 1932
Kharms in 1932
BornDaniil Ivanovich Yuvachyov
(1905-12-30)30 December 1905
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died2 February 1942(1942-02-02) (aged 36)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
OccupationPoet, writer, dramatist
Literary movementOberiu, absurdism, surrealism
Notable worksIncidences, The Old Woman
RelativesIvan Yuvachev (father)
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Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (Russian: Дании́л Ива́нович Хармс; 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1905 – 2 February 1942) was an early Soviet-era Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.[1]

  1. ^ Saunders, George (9 December 2007). "Soviet Deadpan". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2008.