The Fatal Eggs (Modern Voices) |
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Mikhail Bulgakov
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Pages: 116 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1843914115
Pub: Hesperus Press Ltd
Pub date: 2005-07-29
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 130706
Reader Reviews:
Classic Bulgakov (0/0 people found this helpful)
An excellent translation of one Russia's most brilliant twentieth century writers. This short work contains all we know and love about Bulgakov: Absurdity, satire, allegory, comedy and tragedy.
HG Wells lite (2/2 people found this helpful)
"The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth" is one of HG Wells lesser known novels which I read as a teenager and "The Fatal Eggs" takes whole sections of it and transposes it to pre-war Russia. To give credit to Bulgakov he refers to this book in the "Fatal Eggs" making it clear to all that we should read the book from which the original idea for the plot came.
I have read all of Bulgakov's works (in English) and would suggest this is his weakest effort. Without a doubt "Master and Margarita" is a work of genius and I would point anyone in that direction. It is somewhat odd and you can't go wrong with anything else by Bulgakov otherwise.
Magnificent! (12/15 people found this helpful)
I have read this book in both the original Russian and in Hugh Aplin's SUPERB translation. He delightfully and masterfully conveys the nuances of the original. This is the perfect introduction to Russian literature in translation. BUY THIS BOOK!!!!
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