The Master and Margarita (Penguin ssics Deluxe Editi - Paperback NEW Mikhail

A 50thanniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20thcentury masterpiece of satire and fantasy in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon the Devil trailing fire and chaos in his wake weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakovs fantastical funny and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts one set in contemporary Moscow the other in ancient Jerusalem each brimming with historical imaginary frightful and wonderful characters. Written during the darkest days of Stalins reign and finally published in 1966 and 1967 The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere. This newly revised translation by the awardwinning team of Pevear and Volokhonsky is made from the complete and unabridged Russian text. For more than seventy years P