Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing
by int_19h on Thursday July 27, 2017 @09:19PM
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As far as sci-fi, you should try Strugatsky books.
Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing
by smsm42 on Friday July 28, 2017 @05:03AM
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Second that, but I'd probably stay away from early books by Strugatskys - they are kind of naive and would only work for a real hardcore fan. Later ones are much deeper.
Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing
by smsm42 on Friday July 28, 2017 @01:41PM
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Bulgakov also did sci-fi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fatal_Eggs
I'm not sure it would work in translation though - as the plot goes, it would be kind of simple, especially for our 21th century eyes, but the inimitable Bulgakov style adds a lot.
Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing
by idlewords on Thursday July 27, 2017 @05:57PM
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No, I was messing with you.
Kevin Moss's site linked upthread is a good place to start for context that may make you retroactively enjoy the book more.
Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing
by StavrosK on Thursday July 27, 2017 @05:58PM
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Damn. I have that tab open to get back to after I've finished the book, thanks!
Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing
by gonubalabala on Thursday July 27, 2017 @10:23PM
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It's a closure ending, and by now you understand that any closure to what you've read must involve some sort of twist.
I'm afraid I haven't read much other Russian literature, as I prefer scifi, so the closest I got to the Eastern bloc is Lem...
I think my main problem with Master and Margarita is that I don't know much about the context of the era, and it feels like most of the book is subtle jabs at the society and political climate of the time.