The master and Margarita

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Disappearances, destruction and death spread throughout Moscow like wildfire, and Margarita has discovered that her lover has vanished in the chaos. Making a bargain with the devil, she decides to try a little black magic of her own to save the man she loves.

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Mikhail Bulgakov’s devilish salute to artistic freedom, now in a beautiful clothbound edition

‘Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest’ Independent

Written in secret during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, The Master and Margarita became an overnight literary phenomenon when it was finally published it, signalling artistic freedom for Russians everywhere. Bulgakov’s carnivalesque satire of Soviet life describes how the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow one Spring afternoon. Brimming with magic and incident, it is full of imaginary, historical, terrifying and wonderful characters, from witches, poets and Biblical tyrants to the beautiful, courageous Margarita, who will do anything to save the imprisoned writer she loves.

Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky with an Introduction by Richard Pevear

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Weight 0.552 kg
Dimensions 20.5 × 14.1 × 3.6 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

432

Language

English

Edition

|Reprint

Dewey

891.7342 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K