Diaboliad - Couverture souple

Bulgakov, Mikhail Afanasevich

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847491537 ISBN 13 : 9781847491534

Editeur : Oneworld Classics Ltd, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

New translation of a lesser known work by the famous author of The 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 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 The Master and Margarita.

Quatrième de couverture :

'Bulgakov is a wild, mobile, crafty devotee of ideas' Guardian

The five, irreverant, satirical and imaginative stories contained in Diaboliad caused an uproar in

Moscow upon the book's first publication in 1925. Full of invention, they display Bulgakov's breathtaking stylistic range, moving at dizzying speed from grotesque satire to science fiction, from the plainest realism to the most madcap fantasy. Diaboliad is a wonderful introduction to literature's most uncategorisable and subversive genius.

See also: The Heart of a Dog

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oneworld Classics Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847491537
• ISBN 13: 9781847491534
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120