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| '''Mikhail Bulgakov''' (], ] - ], ]), was a ] ] and ] of the first half of the ]. | '''Mikhail Bulgakov''' (], ] - ], ]), was a ] ] and ] of the first half of the ]. | ||
| Mikhail Bulgakov was born in ]. Even during his life, Bulgakov was famous for his books ''Notes of a Country Doctor'' and ''White Guard'' |
Mikhail Bulgakov was born in ]. Even during his life, Bulgakov was famous for his books ''Notes of a Country Doctor'' and ''White Guard''. | ||
| However it is the fantasy/morality ] '']'', published almost thirty years after his death, in ], that has granted him immortality. However, the book was available, ], for many years in the ]. In the opinion of many, ''The Master and Margarita'' is the best Russian ] of the century and the best of the Soviet novels ever. | |||
| ⚫ | Various authors and musicians have credited ''The Master and Margarita'' as inspiration for certain works. ]'s novel, '']'', for example, clearly was influenced by Bulgakov's masterwork. The ] have said the novel was key in their song, ]. The grunge band ] were influenced by the confrontation between ] and ] for their ] song, Pilate. | ||
| ⚫ | Various authors and musicians have credited ''The Master and Margarita'' as inspiration for certain works. ]'s novel, '']'', for example, clearly was influenced by Bulgakov's masterwork. The ] have said the novel was key in their song, "]". The grunge band ] were influenced by the confrontation between ] and ] for their ] song, "Pilate". | ||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| *White Guard | *''White Guard'' | ||
| *Heart of a Dog | *''Heart of a Dog'' | ||
| *Master and Margarita | *''The Master and Margarita'' | ||
| *Notes of a Country Doctor | *''Notes of a Country Doctor'' | ||
| ''What needs to be added: a real bio, notes about his journalistic career, expansion on his writing career'' | |||
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Mikhail Bulgakov (May 15, 1891 - March 10, 1940), was a Ukrainian novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century.
Mikhail Bulgakov was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Even during his life, Bulgakov was famous for his books Notes of a Country Doctor and White Guard.
However it is the fantasy/morality novel The Master and Margarita, published almost thirty years after his death, in 1967, that has granted him immortality. However, the book was available, samizdat, for many years in the Soviet Union. In the opinion of many, The Master and Margarita is the best Russian novel of the century and the best of the Soviet novels ever.
Various authors and musicians have credited The Master and Margarita as inspiration for certain works. Salman Rushdie's novel, The Satanic Verses, for example, clearly was influenced by Bulgakov's masterwork. The Rolling Stones have said the novel was key in their song, "Sympathy for the Devil". The grunge band Pearl Jam were influenced by the confrontation between Yeshua Ha-Notsri and Pontius Pilate for their 1998 song, "Pilate".
Works
- White Guard
- Heart of a Dog
- The Master and Margarita
- Notes of a Country Doctor