The white guard
Bulgakov, Mikhail 1891-1940
The white guard / Mikhail Bulgakov; translated by Roger Cockrell. - New edition. - London : Alma Classics, 2016. - xiii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Translated from the Russian. First published in 1966.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Set in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during the chaotic winter of 1918–19, The White Guard, Bulgakov’s first full-length novel, tells the story of a Russian-speaking family trapped in circumstances that threaten to destroy them. As in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, the narrative centres on the stark contrast between the cosy domesticity of family life on the one hand, and wide-ranging and destructive historical events on the other.
The result is a disturbing, often shocking story – illuminated, however, by shafts of light that testify to people’s resilience, humanity and ability to love in even the most adverse circumstances.
9781847496201
Ukraine--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Fiction
Historical fiction
PG3476 .B78 / B513 2008
The white guard / Mikhail Bulgakov; translated by Roger Cockrell. - New edition. - London : Alma Classics, 2016. - xiii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Translated from the Russian. First published in 1966.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Set in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during the chaotic winter of 1918–19, The White Guard, Bulgakov’s first full-length novel, tells the story of a Russian-speaking family trapped in circumstances that threaten to destroy them. As in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, the narrative centres on the stark contrast between the cosy domesticity of family life on the one hand, and wide-ranging and destructive historical events on the other.
The result is a disturbing, often shocking story – illuminated, however, by shafts of light that testify to people’s resilience, humanity and ability to love in even the most adverse circumstances.
9781847496201
Ukraine--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Fiction
Historical fiction
PG3476 .B78 / B513 2008
