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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.

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One of the great writers of the twentieth century. -- A.S. Byatt
One of the greatest modern Russian writers, perhaps the greatest. * The Independent *
A writer of fantastic genius. * The Sunday Times *
Bulgakov is a wild, mobile, crafty devotee of ideas. * The Guardian *

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

Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation

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      Publisher Alma Classics
      Published 1 January 2016
      ISBN-13 9781847494726
      978-1847494726
      ISBN-10 1847494722
      Also in:
      Fiction Anthologies & Short Stories Classics

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      One of the great writers of the twentieth century. -- A.S. Byatt
      One of the greatest modern Russian writers, perhaps the greatest. * The Independent *
      A writer of fantastic genius. * The Sunday Times *
      Bulgakov is a wild, mobile, crafty devotee of ideas. * The Guardian *

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

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