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Mikhail Bulgakov
Why a New Adaptation of
The Master and Margarita
is Setting Russian Society Aflame
Cameron Manley on the Last Onscreen Rendition of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Iconic Novel
By
Cameron Manley
| March 19, 2024
The Annotated Nightstand: What Olga Ravn is Reading Now and Next
Featuring Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Kate Zambreno, Mikhail Bulgakov, and More
By
Diana Arterian
| September 14, 2023
Literary Concertos: A Reading List of Novels Inspired by Other Art Forms
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By
Julia Fine
| June 13, 2023
The Master, Margarita, and I: Paul Goldberg on the Third Rail of the Russian Classic
“Our relationship has required much maintenance and has not been harmonious.”
By
Paul Goldberg
| June 6, 2023
Russian Books That Outlived the Censors: A Reading List
Elena Gorokhova on
Doctor Zhivago
, Nabokov, and More
By
Elena Gorokhova
| March 28, 2022
Metaliterary Worlds: On Fictional Books Within Books
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By
Elizabeth Knox
| March 11, 2021
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Emily Temple
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| June 14, 2018
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| March 12, 2018
The Shortest Novels Written by 20 Authors You Should've Read By Now
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| October 4, 2017
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