Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation
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Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation
Featuring explorations of the absurd and bizarre, this title, here presented in a new translation, provides a glimpse into the artistic development of the author of "Master and Margarita".
In Bulgakov’s Diaboliad, the modest and unassuming office clerk Korotkov is summarily sacked for a trifling error from his job at the Main Central Depot of Match Materials and tries to seek out his newly assigned superior, responsible for his dismissal. His quest through the labyrinth of Soviet bureaucracy takes on the increasingly surreal dimensions of a nightmare.
This early satirical story, reminiscent of Gogol and Dostoevsky, was first published in 1924 and incurred the wrath of pro-Soviet critics. Along with the three other stories in this volume, which also explore the themes of the absurd and bizarre, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the artistic development of the author of The Master and Margarita.
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Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation by Mikhail Bulgakov is praised as a testament to his standing as one of the greatest modern Russian writers. Critics highlight his genius and dynamic style, noting his vibrant creativity and intellectual depth.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781847494726
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Alma Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Hugh Aplin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 220.0mm
Height: 298.0mm
Weight: 147g
Pages: 164
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About the Author
Born in Kiev in 1891 to Russian parents, Mikhail Bulgakov trained as a doctor and volunteered for the Red Cross on the outbreak of the First World War. He later enlisted as a doctor for the anti-Bolshevik White Army, before eventually giving up medicine to concentrate on literature. The Master and Margarita is his most famous work, and has been hailed as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
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