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| − | Written in Russian in 1934, it was | + | The play has been described as a “satirical-romantic romp through history”, one that mocks the past, present, and a supposedly “ideal” future.[https://dmoddylabs.medium.com/bulgakovs-play-bliss-c296effc3306] |
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Mirra Ginsburg and published in the volume ''Flight & Bliss'' in 1985, long after the author’s death. | Mirra Ginsburg and published in the volume ''Flight & Bliss'' in 1985, long after the author’s death. | ||
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/47319 | https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/47319 | ||
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Revision as of 12:36, 8 February 2024
There are a large number of fictional works and plays using the title Bliss.
This entry discusses only those works that have been performed in South Africa
Bliss by Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940)[]
The play has been described as a “satirical-romantic romp through history”, one that mocks the past, present, and a supposedly “ideal” future.[1]
Written in Russian in 1934, it was not published in the Soviet Union until 1966,
Translated into English as Bliss by Mirra Ginsburg and published in the volume Flight & Bliss in 1985, long after the author’s death.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/47319
https://dmoddylabs.medium.com/bulgakovs-play-bliss-c296effc3306
BLISS BY PETER CAREY
Based on a 1939 short story by Andrey Platonov, it is a play about the shame of war, the potential of love, and the strength of the human spirit, telling the tragi-comic tale of a young couple trying to build a life against the odds in the aftermath of the Russian civil war.
