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"Great and terrible was the year of Our Lord 1918, of the Revolution the second." It is 1918: the Russian Revolution has just ended, Ukraine is in the midst of civil war, and in Kiev, the two Turbin brothers are preparing to fight for the White Guard in the wake of their beloved mother's death. Friends charge in from the streets amid an atmosphere of heady chaos, downing vodka, keeling over, taking baths, playing the guitar, falling in love. But the new regime is poised for victory, and in its brutal triumph lies destruction for the Turbins and their world. This novel, Mikhail Bulgakov's literary debut, may in fact have saved the writer, whose works were often censored under the Soviet regime: Stalin was an avid fan of a play based on The White Guard and allegedly went to see it more than fifteen times. Michael Glenny was the first to translate Bulgakov's works into English--this edition makes his deft, brilliant translation once again available for new readers.
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"A powerful reverie...the city is so vivid to the eye that it is the real hero of the book." (New Statesman)
"One of those few emancipated Soviet writers who firmly believe-and still believe-that to create is to choose" (Saturday Review)
"Worth reading in any language" (Library Journal)
"The White Guard captures the tumult, madness and confusion of revolution" (Independent)
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"One of those few emancipated Soviet writers who firmly believe-and still believe-that to create is to choose" (Saturday Review)
"Worth reading in any language" (Library Journal)
"The White Guard captures the tumult, madness and confusion of revolution" (Independent)
'A writer of fantastic genius' Sunday Times
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- PublisherMelville House Pub
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 161219365X
- ISBN 13 9781612193656
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages324
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