Тэффи «Демоническая женщина» с илл. Ольги Малиновской

V nachale XX veka Tėffi nazyvali korolevoĭ russkogo i͡umora: za legkostʹi͡u ee pera skryvalisʹ i zameshannoe na grusti ostroumie, i iskrometnoe veselʹe. Odnako Tėffi svoĭstvenno i glubokoe ponimanie chelovecheskoĭ psikhologii: v ee rasskazakh pered chitatelem prokhodit kaleĭdoskop chelovecheskikh tipazheĭ - ot ėkst͡sentrichnykh aristokratov do trogatelʹnykh neudachnikov, ot naivnykh mechtateleĭ do t͡sinichnykh obyvateleĭ. Tėffi smeetsi͡a nad mirom, no delaet ėto s takoĭ nezhnostʹi͡u, chto dazhe samye komichnye personazhi vyzyvai͡ut sochuvstvie. Ee proza - kak izi͡ashchnyĭ tanet͡s na grani satiry i liriki, gde kazhdyĭ povorot si͡uzheta bʹet neozhidanno tochno. Esli vy li͡ubite smekh, no t͡senite za shutkoĭ glubinu, Tėffi - vash avtor. Ee rasskazy ne prosto razvlekai͡ut, oni zastavli͡ai͡ut vzgli͡anutʹ na sebi͡a so storony… i ulybnutʹsi͡a.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Taffy was called the queen of Russian humor: behind the lightness of her pen, wit mixed with sadness and sparkling fun were hidden. However, Taffy also has a deep understanding of human psychology: in her stories, the reader sees a kaleidoscope of human types — from eccentric aristocrats to touching losers, from naive dreamers to cynical philistines. Taffy laughs at the world, but he does it with such tenderness that even the most comical characters evoke sympathy. Her prose is like an elegant dance on the edge of satire and lyrics, where each plot twist hits unexpectedly accurately. If you love laughter but appreciate the depth behind a joke, Taffy is your author. Her stories don't just entertain, they make you look at yourself from the outside... and smile.