The Diaboliad
rus. Дьяволиада · 1925
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Brief Overview
The Diaboliad by Mikhail Bulgakov is a satirical novella that delves into the bureaucratic chaos and absurdity of Soviet reality. The protagonist, a minor clerk named Korotkov, encounters a series of bizarre and mystical events after his boss is replaced by a strange man with fiery red hair. Korotkov loses his job, documents, and even his identity, becoming ensnared in a whirlwind of absurdity and bureaucratic tyranny. The novella mocks the bureaucratic system and illustrates how easily a person can become lost in a world governed by chaos and absurdity.
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Date of publication: 3 September 2024
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Genre: Classical literature
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