Mikhail Bulgakov: the man and the artist

At a time when debates are raging over the existence of a distinction between man and artist, an interest in Mikhail Bulgakov's «Theatrical Novel», published in 1937, does not seem out of season. In this work, the author recounts, almost autobiographically, with sarcasm and feigned naiveté, the epic process of writing, publishing and adapting his first novel into a play.