I enjoyed reading this. Once again, I would never have come across this book if it had not been a GR friend reading this and reviewing it and liking it. 😊 😇 🙂 🙃 😉So, this novella is about a doctor in Russia who is sent to the hinterlands to be a doctor to the villagers who live there, and he himself has an ailment and his is given a shot of morphine. End of pain. He is relieved. After the pain is gone, he continues to take it because he is suffering from depression over a love relationship gone

A short, tragic but brilliant piece of writing on the perils of drug addiction. I have found his realistic work more effective than the likes of master and margarita as he has a greater depth of feeling, and here he highlights the plight a doctor faces when getting hooked on Morphine. The fact it's bases on Bulgakov's own experiences as a physician makes it all the more chilling. Anyone out there thinking of dabbling in drugs - read this, and choose life instead.

Mikhail Bulgakov was trained as a doctor and went to the front in the First World War where he was badly injured twice. [Wiki] To curb his pain, he began taking morphine. His addiction grew, and though in 1918 he gave it up altogether, the torture of that addiction never left him. In 1926 he published a short fictional pamphlet or monograph about a doctor in the backwoods who succumbed to morphine addiction. This work, translated by Hugh Alpin and published in 2013 as a New Directions Pearl, is

Wow, this was so different from A Country Doctor's Notebook. Such a gloomy, depressive but at the same time very precise study of addiction. Seems like Bulgakov knew the subject not just from the doctor's perspective...

Chasing the DreamLife goes on in the middle of war, even in the middle of revolution. There are births and natural deaths, and unfortunate marriages, and people keep doing their jobs. And people also go mad. Some commit suicide without even noticing that a revolution is underway. The Tsar is dead. Long live the Tsar. Or whatever the new man in charge is called.Or perhaps the suicide is a figure for the ancien regime (or its replacement). Power is, after all, an addictive drug, the dosage of whic...

I am a Bulgakov fan. I have read & loved both The Master and Margarita, as well as Heart of a Dog. This novella was originally included as part of a larger work known as A Young Doctor's Notebook or A Country Doctor's Notebook. While today we know Bulgakov as an author, he did spend the early part of his career as a doctor. During WW1, as a doctor on the front lines, he suffered serious injuries at least twice. Suffering from chronic pain, he ended up being addicted to morphine. In 1918, he mana...

A simple and very short story that is expertly told, with the right amount of human element, despair and wonder. Bulgakov is a master of the "human psyche". A great afternoon's read.

I bought Morphine on a whim and I loved it! I'll keep my review brief because it is a short story. The story is about a doctor who receives his colleague's (Dr.Polyakov) journal. Throughout the journal, the whole tragedy of Dr. Polyakov's addiction is notated. It seems seems unoriginal, but Bulgakov's writing sets this story apart. I don't want to give too much away because it is so short; but I am now more and more addicted to Russian literature. I'll be starting "Heart of a Dog" and "Master a

«For a few hours I'm happy. [...] Nothing's to be feared after an injection.»

This is a great collection of Bulgakov's short stories/novellas. I had only read one short story by him before. This collection has convinced me to start reading his novels, too!

Short novella about a young doctor's terrible descent into depression due to his addiction to morphine, ultimately ending his life as he doesn't see any point in living anymore. Bulgokov's writing is clean, precise and sometimes leaves you cold..."People! Will someone help me?" - A cry in desperation when there is no more hope.

Its a mini novel on morphine addiction.As Bulgakov was a doctor,he must have seen lot of drug addicts.This book is a mixture of his thought and professional knowledge.The writing and translation are immaculate.The morphine addict's life has been described very well.This book is a classic.

I read this together with A Country Doctor's Notebook, so this review addresses both works. It hit really deep, paining me (in a good way) with harsh realities, incisive observations of human nature, and delicious sarcasm. The young doctor's start to his career put my own into perspective, and, I must say, assured me yet again that medicine would not have been the right choice. The quality of mind and character required to withstand the challenges of that job left me with utmost respect for the

I'm not that really into drug-crazed rants. They tend to be very tedious in spite of their promising premise. Bulgakov pulls it of rather well though. In his demi-sec way he depicts the decline of a doctor struggling with his addiction, the self-denial, the struggle with his beloved, the inevitable end. I like Bulgakov's early work, even though the surreal isn't there. If you want to check out Russian novelists, Bulgakov may be a good start: social realism, no nonsense style, Russian humor.. it'...

Now you can also watch a British TV show, based on the book: Young Doctor’s Notebook.I shall risk saying, that this is the best book I’ve found so far, this year. I definitely liked Bulgakov’s style- I loved the raw and precise descriptions of the feelings of Dr. Polyakov and all the operations he performed. Bulgakov definitely provoked my imagination and I pictured the scenes quite clearly.The seven stories from the series "A Country Doctor's Notebook" follow the development of Dr. Polyakov as

First published in 1925, Morphine is a mini-novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, one of the giants of twenteith century Russian literature. The storyline is simple: Bromgard, a young doctor moves from the backwoods to a small country town to practice medicine in a clinic. A month passes and he receives news that Polyakov, a friend, a "very reasonable man," he knew as a student in medical school is ill and needs his help. Bromgard plans to travel by train to his friend but before his scheduled departure Po...

3.25 out of 5 stars Trigger Warnings: Substance Abuse This was so different from what I usually read, and I quite liked it. Basically it's written by a Russian man which the story was translated to English. This story is about two doctors! The man we follow who moves to a small town to work at a clinic. As he is there working he gets a letter from a friend in med school, asking him for help for he has fallen ill. The doctor is planning on helping out his friend, then he arrives in his clinic

mikhail bulgakov's morphine, a recent gem in new directions's ongoing "pearl" series, was originally collected in the soviet russian's 1926 short story collection, a country doctor's notebook. bulgakov's tale consists mostly of diary entries detailing a medical doctor's slow and painful descent into the ever-agonizing throes of morphine addiction. as the doctor spirals further into his narcotic dependence, he begins to lose touch with reality, forsaking both personal and professional relationshi...

In contrast to most books that relates to addiction in general and opioid addiction in particular, this exceptional novel by Bulgakov portrays a young doctors rapid descent into morphine abuse.Bulgakov writing is simplistic and precise, but never the less powerful. The only thing I could’ve asked for is for the novel to be a tad bit longer!

four stars because it got me out of my reading slump.