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The Master and Margarita
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has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin's time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov's masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love.
In
, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate.
combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged "brilliant" by
.
"A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous." —Joyce Carol Oates,
"Fine, funny, imaginative. . . .
stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative." —Saul Maloff,
"A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment." —
"The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work." —
"Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It's literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment." —
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“In another world this could’ve been a delightful Ghibli movie. If the studio didn’t mind the Christian commentary.”LikeableMemorableMinor characters stand outMorally ambiguousMultilayeredOriginalRelatableStrong relationshipsStrong villainUnforgettable protagonistAction-packedClever plottingConfusingDisjointedEpic scopeFast-pacedGripping/excitingSuspensefulTwistyUnpredictableEerieEvocative imageryMagicalMysteriousMysticalOtherworldlySetting fits the storySurrealDenseDescriptiveTakes getting used toWhimsical toneAbuseChild lossDeathMurderSexual assaultViolence
About Mikhail Bulgakov
is a prize-winning translator of Russian who recently received her second Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts to translate Olga Slavnikova’s newest novel,
. She has translated classic literary works by Nina Berberova and Yuri Olesha, as well as Edvard Radzinsky’s
.
is professor in the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Sheffield. He is author, editor, or coeditor of more than fifteen books, including
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