The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
A masterful translation of one of the great novels of the 20th centuryNothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. Full of pungency and wit, this luminous work is Bulgakov’s crowning achievement, skilfully blending magical and realistic elements, grotesque situations and major ethical concerns. Written during the darke...
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2010-02-17T19:02:41.000Z
Just left the Spasso House. So beautiful. The ball in one of my favorite books, The Master and Margarita, is based around a ball there! – source2020-12-14T14:00:30.000Z
The Master and the Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. A book from my great books list: – sourceThe devil shows up in Stalinist Russia, and gives everybody what they want, and everything goes haywire. – source
2022-09-06T22:47:59.000Z
@AlanLevinovitz this is my favorite fiction book. it's incredible writing. the opening is excellent.
i also really like Faust. – source2020-12-14T17:47:02.000Z
Fun fact about this great book: Mick Jagger’s girlfriend gifted it to him in 1968 and it inspired him to write the song “Sympathy for the Devil,” whose lyrics suggest that the Communist Revolution in the USSR was the work of the devil – source