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The Fatal Eggs

Mikhail Bulgakov

  • 110 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1988
  • 15 editions
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1 About this book

The Fatal Eggs (Russian: Роковые яйца) is a novella by Soviet novelist and playwright Mikhail Bulgakov. It was written in 1924 and first published in 1924. The novel became quite popular, but was much criticised by most Soviet critics as a mockery of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the leadership of Soviet Russia.

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Good for readers who want: satire, humor, and a short read.

  • Satire
  • Humor
  • Science fiction

2 About Mikhail Bulgakov

1891–1940

Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( buul-GAH-kof; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 – 10 March 1940) was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright. His novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. He also wrote the novel The White Guard and the plays Ivan Vasilievich, Flight (also called The Run), and The Days of the Turbins.

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