Vitali Vitaliev

Life as a Literary Device: A Writer's Manual of Survival is both a summation and a new beginning for Vitaliev, Life as a Literary Device is an analysis of how literature has bound his life and an exploration of how to survive in the modern world. Vitaliev is the Ukranian-born cultural commentator and journalist whose life has been spent exploring the curious, the unusual and the plain dotty manifestations of human life around the world. The author of cult classics, such as Dreams on Hitler's Couch and Passport to Enclavia, Vitaliev has a tremendously wry take on the human species as it goes about its daily life.

“Like “Tristram Shandy”, this is a text that begins everywhere, goes everywhere and carries the reader back to the ground of his own heart. A journey I was delighted to make.”
Iain Sinclair

“This book has joy, vivacity and humour . . . A delightful experience of which Vitali can be justly proud.”
Oxford Prospect

“Vitali offers a unique perspective on even the most mundane things. And despite the atypical narrative style, the stuff he writes about certainly makes for a good read.”
The Katmandu Post