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The Master and Margarita

By Mikhail Bulgakov
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
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In 1930s Moscow, Satan arrives disguised as a magician along with a strange entourage, including a talking cat and a cunning assassin. His visit intertwines with the fate of the Master, an author confined in a mental hospital after writing about Pontius Pilate. Shifting between gritty Soviet life and biblical Jerusalem, The Master and Margarita is a satiric and fantastical exploration of love, art, and power.
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Ideal for readers of classic literary fiction who appreciate dark satire, philosophical themes, and inventive storytelling. Perfect for those interested in Russian literature and complex narratives weaving history with fantasy.

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Mikhail Bulgakov's astonishing Russian masterpiece, which has been translated into more than twenty languages, with an introduction by Orlando Figes.

Mikhail Bulgakov's astonishing Russian masterpiece, which has been translated into more than twenty languages, with an introduction by Orlando Figes.

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A literary sensation from its first publication, The Master and Margarita is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian literature.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by Diana Burgin and Katherine Tiernan O'Connor, and features an introduction by Orlando Figes.

In Mikhail Bulgakov's imaginative extravaganza, Satan, disguised as a magician, descends upon Moscow in the 1930s with his riotous band, which includes a talking cat and an expert assassin. This visit has several aims, one of which concerns the fate of the Master, an author who has written a novel about Pontius Pilate and is now in a mental hospital. By turns satiric, fantastic and ironically philosophical, The Master and Margarita constantly surprises and entertains as the action switches back and forth between twentieth-century Moscow and first-century Jerusalem.

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London Review of Books calls it "funny and frightening." The New York Times praises it as "incandescent," noting its unwavering faith in love and art despite cruelty. The Independent highlights its eclectic mix of elements from Satan to blasphemy, while the Guardian reads it as a guide on resilience when the spirit is broken.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529012118

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library

Contributors:

  • Translated by Katherine Tiernan O’Connor
  • Translated by Diana Burgin
  • Introduction by Orlando Figes

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 103.0mm

Height: 156.0mm

Weight: 314g

Pages: 560

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Classic Fiction Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Humour Literary Fiction Mikhail Bulgakov Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Macmillan Collector's Library

About the Author

Mikhail Bulgakov was born in 1891 in Kiev, in present-day Ukraine. He first trained in medicine but gave up his profession as a doctor to pursue writing. He started working on The Master and Margarita in 1928 but due to censorship it was not published until 1966, more than twenty-five years after Bulgakov's death.

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