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Diaboliad

by Mikhail Bulgakov · 1924

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The five, irreverant, satirical and imaginative stories contained in Diaboliadcaused an uproar 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. Diaboliadis a wonderful introduction to literature's most uncategorisable and subversive genius.

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satiresatireMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismagical realismmagical realismMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
RussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of thisSoviet UnionSoviet UnionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 174 pages
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