person
A. K. Pustokvasov
Pustokvasov
also: А. К. Пустоквасов
A fictitious court gentleman invented for "Mixed-Up Announcements"; his surname plays on "kvas" gone flat or sour, a deflating joke inside a mock death notice.
Reading notes
- Mixed-Up Announcements §3 A. K. Pustokvasov
A fictitious court gentleman invented for the squib; the surname derives from "kvas" gone flat or sour, a deflating joke buried in an otherwise solemn-sounding death notice.