The Master and Margarita
From Shelf: The BBC's Big Read 2003
Bulgakov paints an excellent picture of Stalin's regime in this allegorical masterpiece.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY WILL SELFThe devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat.
in Bulgakov's allegorical masterpiece of Stalin's regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow.He is 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 writer and a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil's onslaught.'Stunning, superb...Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest' Independent'A masterpiece - a classic of twentieth-century fiction' New York TimesTRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GLENNY, INTRODUCED BY WILL SELF
RRP: £9.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780099540946
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