Daniil Kharms
Daniil Kharms (Dec 1905 – 2 Feb 1942) was an early Soviet-era avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist. Throughout his career, Kharms used variations on this name and the pseudonyms DanDan, Khorms, Charms, Shardam and Kharms-Shardam.
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Daniil Kharms (Dec 1905 – 2 Feb 1942) was an early Soviet-era avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist. Throughout his career, Kharms used variations on this name and the pseudonyms DanDan, Khorms, Charms, Shardam and Kharms-Shardam. In 1928, his play "Elizaveta Bam" premiered; it is said to have foreshadowed the Theatre of the Absurd. In 1927, the Association of Writers of Children's Literature was formed, and Kharms was a member. From 1928 until 1941, Kharms continually produced children's works, to great success. In 1928, Daniil Kharms founded the avant-garde collective Oberiu or Union of Real Art. He embraced the new movements of Russian Futurism laid out by his idols Khlebnikov, Kazimir Malevich and Igor Terentiev.
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