Andrew Cooper answers “Published in 1925 ? Bulgakov's novella...”

Kevin Faulkner asked this question about Heart of a Dog:

Published in 1925 ? Bulgakov's novella was NOT published in 1925 as stated here, it was WRITTEN in 1925. Do try and disseminate basic facts correctly Goodreads.

Andrew Cooper I have to agree with Alten, considering the samizdat of the time, I would say yes it was "published" in 1925 in the underground Soviet readership sinc…moreI have to agree with Alten, considering the samizdat of the time, I would say yes it was "published" in 1925 in the underground Soviet readership since the book was disseminated. It's not like it was lost to history until the late century.
It's probably too difficult to delineate exactly what constitutes publish under censorship, so I'd let this one slide.(less)

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