In the Ukrainian capital Kiev (‘the City’), life has become frightening and fragile. Bulgakov’s first full-length novel is set in the harsh and chaotic winter of 1918–19, as power struggles start to play out with brutal consequences. Echoing Tolstoy’s approach in War and Peace, Bulgakov contrasts the concerns of domestic life with the wide-ranging and destructive historical events; but where Tolstoy’s structure is clear, Bulgakov interweaves narrative, details of military action, snatches of songs, dreams, dialogue and fragments of thought to capture this swirl of confusion on every level, as The White Guard (EN) - Mikhail Bulgakov od authora Mikhail Bulgakov a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Mikhail Bulgakov |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
11:20 |
| Rok vydání |
2022 |
| Nakladatelství |
Naxos Audiobooks |
