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Morphine (New Directions Pearls)
Morphine (New Directions Pearls) | Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
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From the author of The Master and Margarita comes this short and tragic masterpiece about drug addiction Young Dr. Bromgard has come to a small country town to assume a new practice. No sooner has he arrived than he receives word that a colleague, Dr. Polyakov, has fallen gravely ill. Before Bromgard can go to his friend’s aid, Polyakov is brought to his practice in the middle of the night with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and, barely conscious, gives Bromgard his journal before dying. What Bromgard uncovers in the entries is Polyakov’s uncontrollable and merciless descent into morphine addiction — his first injection to ease his back pain, the thrill of the drug as it overtakes him, the looming signs of addiction, and the feverish final entries before his death.
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LeePeckover
Morphine | Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
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Pickpick

An outstanding, insightful short read from the greatest writer in history.

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Adventures_of_a_French_Reader
Morphine | Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
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Pickpick

Excellent book. I've read it for the #192019challenge, it was first published in 1926. A doctor, after the death of a friend, reads his journal, in which he discovers his addiction to morphine, and his rapid descent into hell. The author suffered also from this addiction, making his descriptions even more vivid. I highly recommend it.

Adventures_of_a_French_Reader I wanted to post a picture, but apparently it doesn't work... Am I the only one encountering problems? 8y
Ole I also experience the problem 😠 8y
Adventures_of_a_French_Reader @Ole OK, in a sense it reassures me. At least it's not a problem with my phone... 8y
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Adventures_of_a_French_Reader
Morphine | Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
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I have once again received #bookmail today! #tbr in January and February ;)