Mikhail Bulgakov

Jul 1, 2024 | reactormag.com | Ananda Lima |V. E. Schwab |Mikhail Bulgakov |Gulf Coast

The embodiment of evil, an irresistible charmer, a trickster, a misinterpreted pitiful soul: I have been obsessed with the many faces of the Devil. In the beginning, I wasn’t exactly sure why I was gravitating to it.

Mar 11, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Mikhail Bulgakov |Larissa Volokhonsky |Ingrid Rojas Contreras |Katya Apekina

Reading Lists Katya Apekina recommends stories about characters who can predict the future and connect to the other side The process of writing, when it’s going well, feels like psychic channeling. You start typing and who knows what’s going to pour out or where it’s coming from? I’ve always felt a little psychic, a little witch— writing things that end up coming true, sensing the truth of a situation before I consciously understand it. I remember talking to a friend who also considered...

Feb 27, 2024 | almabooks.com | Stefan Zweig |Mikhail Bulgakov |Jerome K. Jerome |Alexander Pushkin

“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” – Edgar Allan Poe“Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story.” – F. Scott FitzgeraldA great selection of short stories, some of them unique editions to Alma Classics. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs.