The Gadfly, an English-language book barely known in the West became a sensation behind the Iron Curtain, writes Benjamin Ramm One of the most popular English-language novels of the 20th Century is practically obscure in the English-talking world – a worldwide wonder in interpretation, now disregarded in its unique frame. The Gadfly, by Irish author Ethel Voynich, was a sensation on the opposite side of the Iron Curtain – it sold more than 5 million duplicates in 107 releases in the 22 dialects talked in the Soviet Union. The book enlivened seven melodic adjustments, including a musical show by Prokofiev, five theater adjustments, including an "official" form by George Bernard Shaw, and five film adjustments, one of which highlighted an acclaimed score by Shostakovich.
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