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A Country Doctor's Notebook

By Mikhail Bulgakov
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A Country Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov offers a series of autobiographical stories about a young and inexperienced doctor working in a remote Russian village. Through his encounters with challenging medical cases and the isolation of rural life, the narrative explores themes of professional growth and human resilience. The book is a vivid portrayal of both the hardships and the humour found in his demanding circumstances.
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If you enjoy captivating tales of medical adventures infused with both dark humour and philosophical reflections, this collection of stories might appeal to you. With vivid depictions of early 20th-century rural Russia, the author provides an insightful and engaging exploration of a young doctor's challenges and personal growth in an isolated village.

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A Country Doctor's Notebook

TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GLENNY

With the ink still wet on his diploma, the twenty-five-year-old Dr Mikhail Bulgakov was flung into the depths of rural Russia which, in 1916-17, was still largely unaffected by such novelties as the motor car, the telephone or electric light.

Brilliant stories which show the growth of a novelist's mind, and the raw material which fed the wild surrealism of Bulgakov's later fiction

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Brilliant stories which show the growth of a novelist's mind, and the raw material which fed the wild surrealism of Bulgakov's later fiction.

Translated by Michael Glenny

With the ink still wet on his diploma, the twenty-five-year-old Dr Mikhail Bulgakov was flung into the depths of rural Russia which, in 1916-17, was still largely unaffected by such novelties as the motor car, the telephone, or electric light. How his alter-ego copes (or fails to cope) with the new and often appalling responsibilities of a lone doctor in a vast country practice—on the eve of Revolution—is described in Bulgakov's delightful blend of candid realism and imaginative exuberance.

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A Country Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov is acclaimed for its sharp storytelling and profound humanity, with courage shining through its narratives as noted by the Sunday Times. Michael Frayn praises Bulgakov as a marvellous writer, and V.S. Pritchett appreciates the straightforward yet extraordinary sketches that reflect a young man's growth. The Sunday Times describes the work as wryly funny and fascinating, while Harpers & Queen highlights its vivid and dramatic encounters with life and death.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099529569

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Michael Glenny

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Mikhail Bulgakov (1891 - 1940) was born and educated in Kiev where he graduated as a doctor in 1916. He rapidly abandoned medicine to write some of the greatest Russian literature of this century. After a lifetime at odds with the stultifying Soviet regime, he died impoverished and blind in 1940, shortly after completing his masterpiece, The Master and Margarita. None of his major fiction was published during his lifetime.

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