Mikhail Bulgakov
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Mikhaíl Bulgakov [1] (15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century.
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Mikhail Bulgakov | |
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Born | (1891-05-15)15 May 1891 Kiev, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
Died | 10 March 1940(1940-03-10) (aged 48) Moscow, USSR |
Occupation | Novelist, Playwright |
Genre | Fantasy, Satire |
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He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.[2][3]
Much of Bulgakov's work is best described as magic realism, where fantasy intrudes into what seemed at first to be a straightforward everyday scene.