I can’t imagine the effect the (admittedly horribly delayed) publication of this must have had on Russian society at the time!

A brilliant book—ironic as hell, funny, gothic (with brilliant imagery through-out), immensely imagnative. I loved equally the two sides of the novel: especially the acidic critiques of Soviet bureaucracy and fleshy retelling of gospels.

A work of some imagination, humour, and – above all – bravado!