His writing style is based on the long tradition of Russian satire, he said. Defining the combination of Russian and Jewish humor, where there is absolutely nothing funny, as coming from the edge of the grave, he explained that to balance what is essentially tragic is, to me, to entertain and make people interested in what you write.
뒷부분을 잘 모르겠어요 ..

특히 as 부터 잘 모르겠어요 ^^

직역좀 부탁드립니다