Ingeniously intertwining narratives, from remorse-ridden Pontius Pilate to a persecuted writer in Stalinist Moscow, Bulgakov's sparkling critique of totalitarianism is a powerful meditation on love, evil, freedom and the greatest magician of all - literature.
Bulgakov paints an excellent picture of Stalin's regime in this allegorical masterpiece.
With an introduction by Will Self
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.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099540946
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 310 g
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 26 mm
This book is absorbing, brilliant slapstick, and looks deep in to the heart of fantasy and longing - Sunday Times
Stunning, superb...Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest - Independent
In The Master and Margarita Bulgakov takes us to communist Russia. He mixes Stalin`s Moscow with dark, biblical elements. It`s a classic masterpiece!
One afternoon the devil comes to Moscow and the chaos and death...
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The Master and Margarita is a surreal masterpeice of vivid imagination. From the opening pages you are taken on a whirlwind trip through 1920s Moscow in the company of the devil, a large cat and the devil's... More
What a masterpiece, funny, sad, intense and a little scary, so many facets to this piece of literature, one minute you are in Moscow the next jerusalem, loved the way the stories all came together, will no doubt read... More
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