Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation

Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation

EnglishPaperback / softback
Bulgakov Mikhail
Alma Books Ltd
EAN: 9781847494726
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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.
EAN 9781847494726
ISBN 1847494722
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Publication date January 1, 2016
Pages 164
Language English
Dimensions 198 x 128
Country United Kingdom
Authors Bulgakov Mikhail
Translators Aplin Hugh