Mikhail Bulgakov

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Mikhail Bulgakov (18911940) was the most popular Russian writer of the twentieth century, but many of his works were banned for decades after his death due to the extreme political repression in his country.

Based upon many years of research, and taking in previously unpublished letters and diaries, this is an absorbing account of the life and work of one of Russia's most inventive and exuberant novelists and playwrights.

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'A controversial dramatist, closet novelist of genius, and theologian's son trained as a medical doctor, Bulgakov more than any other Stalinist-era writer balanced the realities of the wounded body and the transcendent spirit. In this wonderful brief biography, J.A.E. Curtis shows how Bulgakov's creative gifts were crippled as well as inspired by the caprice and charisma of power.' - Caryl Emerson, Princeton University

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J.A.E. Curtis is Professor of Russian Literature at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her previous books include Bulgakov's Last Decade: The Writer as Hero (1987), Manuscripts Don't Burn: Mikhail Bulgakov, A Life in Letters and Diaries (1991) and 'The Englishman from Lebedian': A Life of Evgeny Zamiatin (1884-1937) (2013).