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. 2018 Sep 4:7:189.
doi: 10.15694/mep.2018.0000189.1. eCollection 2018.

Who is Margarita? The legacy of the doctor who became a writer

Artur Sharluyan  1
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Who is Margarita? The legacy of the doctor who became a writer

Artur Sharluyan. MedEdPublish (2016). .

Abstract

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Literature offers an exceptional means to transmit education in values and enhance critical thinking. Mikhail Bulgakov started his life as a doctor and left us a legacy as a master of writers. His book "The Master and Margarita" continues to generate innumerable debates and interpretations about its meaning. Through fantastic world Bulgakov links the ancient roots of Christian culture with soviet totalitarian and atheistic life, raising universal questions about mortality, universal ethical dilemmas, and the very existence and meaning of the soul. For medical trainees it is important to at least consider their position on these important issues. This short review of the book offers some keys to understand the novel under a new perspective and help understand its symbolism.

Keywords: Medicine and literature; doctors as writers; heart and soul..

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