Morphine - Bulgakov

A novel based on strange real events, a doctor whose difficult circumstances lead him to addiction and the disastrous consequences that follow. The novel reveals the writer's amazing ability to depict the lives of addicts and the fine details of the turmoil that surrounds them. Bulgakov, through an experience he personally went through, presents a kind of personal impression of wars and the disastrous consequences they can have on society and the individual alike. He also brilliantly depicts his life in the countryside and an illness he contracted as a result of his contact with patients that had a clear impact on the rest of his life. It is a personal story, but it could happen anywhere around us. It is a focused story, but the focus makes the fleeting moment part of eternity.