The Master and Margarita: Edward Kemp (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Bulgakov, Mikhail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840024488 ISBN 13: 9781840024487

Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays, 2004

Synopsis

A mysterious stranger appears in a Moscow park. Soon he and his retinue have astonished the locals with the magic show to end all magic shows. But why are they really here, and what has it got todo with the beautiful Margarita, or her lover, the Master, a silenced writer? A carnival for the senses and a diabolical extravaganza, this most exuberant of Russian novels was staged in this adaptation at Chichester Festival Theatre.

About this title

Review:

The Master and Margarita comes over like a grown-up and vastly superior version of Harry Potter. -- Daily Telegraph, August 2, 2004

An extraordinary mixture of Faustian romance, anti-Stalinist satire and religious enquiry. -- The Guardian, July 31, 2004

Edward Kemp's astute adaptation makes all the right adjustments...the work's mighty imaginative compass and its roller-coaster shifts of tone. -- The Independent, August 5, 2004

Outstanding adaptation...breathtaking in its ambition and originality...the literary range is extraordinary -- Daily Telegraph, August 2, 2004

About the Author:

Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) qualified as a doctor but became a professional writer in 1919. He was asked by the Moscow Arts Theatre to turn his novel, The White Guard, into a play. At first delighted, he was subsequently horrified by the cuts and alterations demanded by the company and the censor. Nevertheless he went on to write many more plays, becoming arguably the most important Soviet playwright of the period.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1840024488
• ISBN 13: 9781840024487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122