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Originally Posted by Ashjuk
How right you are!
Have you read any other of his works? The only other one I have is The Heart Of A Dog, which I would also recommend.
I went to see Patriarch's Ponds when I was in Russia a few years ago, it's just as you imagine it would be from the book.
There is also a good TV series adaption of M&M that was shown on UK TV (with English subtitles) a few years ago.
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While M&M is a fantastic read with a lot of great quotes and insights, The Heart of a Dog belongs perfectly in this thread. It was such a drag. The book is short, but was a painful read. The tone preachy throughout and the point was being sledgehammered home. Bulgakov didn't care for the vulgarity of the communists, which became evident already in the beginning of the book - the rest was superfluous.
Another classic that just might belong here is A Confederacy of Dunces. I didn't laugh once reading it, hardly smiled. Yet it's lauded as a timeless classic at the apex of humorous prose.
I'd rather read Wodehouse.