Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation (Alma Classics) - Softcover

Mikhail Bulgakov; Translated By Hugh Aplin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847494722 ISBN 13: 9781847494726

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2015

Synopsis

In Bulgakov's 'Diaboliad', the modest and unassuming office clerk Korotkov is summarily sacked for a trifling error from his job at the First Central Depot for the Materials for Matches, and tries to seek out his newly assigned superior Kalsoner, 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 feature explorations of the absurd and bizarre, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the artistic development of the author of 'Master and Margarita'.

Contains: Diaboliad, No.13 - The Elpit, Workers' Commune Building, A Chinese Tale, The Adventures of Chichikov

About this title

Review:

One of the greatest modern Russian writers, perhaps the greatest --The Independent

A writer of fantastic genius --Sunday Times

Bulgakov is a wild, mobile, crafty devotee of ideas --The Guardian

Book Description:

An explosive collection of short stories which display all of Bulgakov's surreal inventiveness and biting satirical humour

About this edition

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1847494722
• ISBN 13: 9781847494726
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120