Showing posts with label Bulgakov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bulgakov. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

“Just take everything and divide it up…” (a quote from “Heart of a Dog” by M. Bulgakov)






There's nothing new under the Sun.  Bulgakov wrote a brilliant, hilarious and poignant, short novel "Heart of a Dog" in 1925.  If you get a chance, read it.  I recommend Mirra Ginsburg's English translation which you can get from  Amazon.  (There's also a great movie “Heart of a Dog” based on the novel.  Again, Amazon has it with English subtitles.)
It's astonishing how true it rings.  Improbable as it may seem, I bet you'll find quite a few similarities between the early 20th century Russia and today’s America.  Sad that we refuse to learn from history.  

Live for the Love of it,
The Happy Amateur