THE MASTER AND MARGARITA
50th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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4.3 • 126 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation
Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov’s fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts: one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem. Each part is brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, and wonderful characters. Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, and finally published in 1966 and 1967, The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon, signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere.
This newly revised translation, by the award-winning team of Pevear and Volokhonsky, is made from the complete and unabridged Russian text.
Customer Reviews
Odd
Raves for what? A rambling and odd work that, while a product of its time and place, is all over the map and makes little sense. The connections to Stalinist Russia are there, but this book is boring and repetitive. Well written, but very little substance.