Hardcover, 446 pages
English language
Published March 16, 1992 by Knopf.
The underground masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian fiction, Mikhail Bulgakov’s THE MASTER AND MARGARITA was written during Stalin’s regime and could not be published until many years after its author’s death. When the devil arrives in 1930s Moscow, consorting with a retinue of odd associates—including a talking black cat, an assassin, and a beautiful naked witch—his antics wreak havoc among the literary elite of the world capital of atheism. Meanwhile, the Master, author of an unpublished novel about Jesus and Pontius Pilate, languishes in despair in a pyschiatric hospital, while his devoted lover, Margarita, decides to sell her soul to save him. As Bulgakov’s dazzlingly exuberant narrative weaves back and forth between Moscow and ancient Jerusalem, studded with scenes ranging from a giddy Satanic ball to the murder of Judas in Gethsemane, Margarita’s enduring love for the Master joins the strands of plot across space and time.
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Took me some time to finish.. Definitely way better at the beginning. Kind of funny.
Turns out, the devil isn't bad at all...
Sunny is working as an apprentice PI who becomes embroiled in a mystery. She also has a cat who plays an important role at the end.
A smooth, easy read, well-worth your time.
"Review" more like "useless thoughts nobody cares about"
I had to read this book for a group presentation in my Russian literature class.
It was a fun book and I liked it more than "Heart of a Dog." I definitely laughed a lot more.
To be honest, I like the excerpts from the Master's novel a little bit more than everything else in the book.
I also watched the 2005 mini series and I swear, if I hear Woland's theme one more time I will lose it. It's still a great mini series though, do watch it!
