What ensues is a novel of inexhaustible energy, humor, and philosophical depth, a work whose nuances splendidly emerge in Diana Burgin’s and Katherine Tiernan O’Connor's superb English translation, with an afterword and extensive commentary by Ellendea Proffer. The underground masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian fiction, this classic novel was written during Stalinâs regime and could not be published until many years after its authorâs death. But they also bring peace to two unhappy Muscovites: one is the Master, a writer pilloried for daring to write a novel about Christ and Pontius Pilate the other is Margarita, who loves the Master so deeply that she is willing to literally go to hell for him. The visitors quickly wreak havoc in a city that refuses to believe in either God or Satan. One hot spring, the devil arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an immense talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka. Now The Overlook Press is reissuing this acclaimed translation in an all-new package. An audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate, The Master and Margarita is recognized as one of the essential classics of modern Russian literature. ![]() Its truths are so enduring that its language has become part of the common Russian speech. A soaring, dazzling novel (New York Times), the acclaimed, bestselling translation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s masterwork, an undisputed classic of Russian and world literature. ![]() Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London eBook Packages: Palgrave. Many critics consider it to be one of the best novels of the 20th century, as well as the foremost of Soviet satires. Book Title: Writers Divided Self In Bulgakovs The Master And Margarita Authors: Riitta H. The story concerns a visit by thedevilto the ferventlyatheisticSoviet Union. The novel’s vision of Soviet life in the 1930s is so ferociously accurate that it could not be published during its author’s lifetime and appeared only in a censored edition in the 1960s. The Master and Margarita is a novel byMikhail Bulgakov, written between 19, but unpublished in book form until 1967. ![]() The acclaimed, bestselling translation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s masterwork, an undisputed classic of Russian and world literatureĪn audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate, The Master and Margarita is recognized as one of the essential classics of modern Russian literature.
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