The Master and Margarita
Mar 2016 · Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Satan comes to Soviet Moscow in this critically acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature.
The Master and Margarita 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 Master and Margarita, 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. The Master and Margarita 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 Publishers Weekly.
Praise for The Master and Margarita
"A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous." —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News
"Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative." —Saul Maloff, Newsweek
"A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment." — The New York Times
"The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work." — Chicago Tribune
"Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It's literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment." — Publishers Weekly
The Master and Margarita 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 Master and Margarita, 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. The Master and Margarita 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 Publishers Weekly.
Praise for The Master and Margarita
"A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous." —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News
"Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative." —Saul Maloff, Newsweek
"A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment." — The New York Times
"The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work." — Chicago Tribune
"Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It's literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment." — Publishers Weekly
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4.5
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October 26, 2024
All his books moved me to effect actual change in my life go the bone. Sounds trite, few inspired me to follow my truth regardless of others. His life as a Dr,, Genius, Morphine & Cocaine addict, during the Russian Revolution. As well prior to death in the gulag, Stalin was taken with him enough to talk in his chambers alone for hours, out they came ( Execution.? Forgotten. ), Not Stalins norm with any, let alone a addict who wrote scripts for dead patients to consume lOceans of narcotics.
Shanette Stokes
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November 7, 2024
It is easy to read and contains a. absolutely fascinating storyline, but the reader does need some context of Soviet Russia to understand the subversive techniques and Aesopian language used throughout the work.
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August 14, 2018
This book is the inspiration for so many other works of art. I will read it
again. I recommend the website with the same name, dot eu, for help with
understanding the many characters.
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About the author
Marian Schwartz 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, 2017. She has translated classic literary works by Nina Berberova and Yuri Olesha, as well as Edvard Radzinsky's The Last Tsar. Evgeny Dobrenko 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 Political Economy of Socialist Realism.
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