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The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov, Will Self, Michael Glenny
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When the devil arrives in 1930s Moscow, consorting with a retinue of odd associates--including a talking black cat, an assassin, and a beautiful naked witch--his antics wreak havoc among the literary elite of the world capital of atheism. Meanwhile, the Master, author of an unpublished novel about Jesus and Pontius Pilate, languishes in despair in a pyschiatric hospital, while his devoted lover, Margarita, decides to sell her soul to save him. As Bulgakov's dazzlingly exuberant narrative weaves back and forth between Moscow and ancient Jerusalem, studded with scenes ranging from a giddy Satanic ball to the murder of Judas in Gethsemane, Margarita's enduring love for the Master joins the strands of plot across space and time.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780099448693
ISBN10 0099448696
Series/Work OL676009W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Vintage Classics
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Alienation allegories atheism bands Classic Literature Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Devil E guo xiao shuo Fantasy Fiction Fiction, action & adventure Fiction, general Fiction, historical, general Fiction, humorous Fiction, humorous, general Fiction, political Fiction, satire Good and evil History humor

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