The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov and help us discover our

and help us discover our hidden powers

and their struggles mirror with uncanny precision our own familiar emotions of anxiety

In one of the 'land-stories' Conrad explores the utter isolation of an East European emigrant in England

nor substantial reality

as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov and help us discover ourBulgakov paints a powerful picture of Stalin's regime in this allegorical classic. The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil's onslaught.