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 darkest period of Stalin's repressive reign and a devastating satire of Soviet life, it combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with incident and with historical, imaginary, frightful and wonderful characters. Although completed in 1940, The Master and Margarita was not published until 1966 when the first section appeared in the monthly magazine Moskva. Russians everywhere responded enthusiastically to the novel's artistic and spiritual freedom and it was an immediate and enduring success. This new translation has been made from the complete and unabridged Russian text.

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Utgivningsdatum:2001-01-01
Mått:128 x 198 x 22 mm
Vikt:260 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780141180144
Översättare:Pevear, Richard, Volokhonsky, Larissa

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Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940) was a doctor, a novelist, a playwright, a short-story writer, and the assistant director of the Moscow Arts Theater. His body of work includes The White Guard, The Fatal Eggs, Heart of a Dog, and his masterpiece, The Master and Margarita, published more than twenty-five years after his death and cited as an inspiration for Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have produced acclaimed translations of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, and Bulgakov. Their translation of The Brothers Karamazov won the 1991 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize. They are married and live in Paris, France.

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“My favorite novel—it’s just the greatest explosion of imagination, craziness, satire, humor, and heart.” —Daniel Radcliffe“Nude vampires, gun-toting talking black cat, and devil as ultimate party starter aside, the miracle of this novel is that every time you read it, it’s a different book.” —Marlon James, “My 10 Favorite Books,” in T: The New York Times Style Magazine

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The Master and MargaritaIntroductionA Note on the Text and AcknowledgmentsFurther ReadingBOOK ONE1. Never Talk with Strangers2. Pontius Pilate3. The Seventh Proof4. The Chase5. There were Doings at Griboedov's6. Schizophrenia, as was Said7. A Naughty Apartment8. The Combat between the Professor and the Poet9. Koroviev's Stunts10. News from Yalta11. Ivan Splits in Two12. Black Magic and Its Exposure13. The Hero Enters14. Glory to the Cock!15. Nikanor Ivanovich's Dream16. The Execution17. An Unquiet Day18. Hapless VisitorsBOOK TWO19. Margarita20. Azazello's Dream21. Flight22. By Candlelight23. The Great Ball at Satan's24. The Extraction of the Master25. How the Procurator Tried to Save Judas of Kiriath26. The Burial27. The End of Apartment No. 5028. The Last Adventures of Koroviev and Behemoth29. The Fate of the Master and Margarita is Decided30. It's Time! It's Time!31. On Sparrow Hills32. Forgiveness and Eternal RefugeEpilogueNotes

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