Mihail Bulgakov
Soviet-Russian author whose darkly satirical fiction was banned during his lifetime. The Master and Margarita remains one of the masterpieces of 20th-century world fiction.
Works
- The Master and MargaritaFantastical Russian novel blending satire, romance, and political allegory in Soviet Moscow
- The White GuardHistorical novel following a Ukrainian family during the Russian Revolution and Civil War
- Heart of a DogSatirical novella about a surgeon who transplants human pituitary glands into a dog
- The Fatal EggsScience fiction novella where hens lay eggs that hatch into dangerous reptilian creatures
- Black SnowNovel about an idealistic young writer struggling with artistic ambition and life