The five irreverent satirical & imaginative stories contained in Diaboliad" caused an uproar upon the books first publication in 1925. Full of invention they display Bulgakovs breathtaking stylistic range moving at dizzying speed from grotesque satire to science fiction from the plainest realism to the most madcap fantasy. " Diaboliad" is a wonderful introduction to literatures most uncategorisable & subversive genius."