The Master and Margarita (Oneworld Modern Classics) (Oneworld Classics) - Softcover

Mikhail Bulgakov; Translated By Hugh Aplin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184749014X ISBN 13: 9781847490148

Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

As a mysterious gentleman and self-proclaimed magician arrives in Moscow, followed by a most bizarre retinue of servants - which includes a strangely dressed ex-choirmaster, a fanged hitman and a mischievous tomcat with the gift of the gab - the Russian literary world is shaken to its foundations. It soon becomes clear that he is the Devil, and that he has come to wreak havoc among the cultural elite of the disbelieving capital. But the Devil's mission quickly becomes entangled with the fate of the Master - the author of an unpublished historical novel about Pontius Pilate - who has turned his back on real life and his lover Margarita, finding shelter in a lunatic asylum after traumatic publishers' rejections, vilification in the press and political persecution. Will the Devil manage to enlist the fiery Margarita into his ranks, will she remain faithful to the Master to the very end and come to his rescue? At the same time a satirical romp and a daring analysis of the nature of good and evil, innocence and guilt, The Master and Margarita is the crowning achievement of one of the greatest Russian writers of the twentieth century. This new translation by Hugh Aplin is based on the recently restored, unexpurgated edition, which benefits from over three decades of Bulgakov scholarship. This edition contains illustrations, notes on the text, an apparatus on Bulgakov's life and works, and the first few pages of the original Russian text.

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Review:

A lasting fable about the human need for truth and the mysterious power of love. --Elaine Feinstein

One of the greatest modern Russian novels. --The Independent

A wild surrealistic romp... Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous. --Joyce Carol Oates

From the Publisher:

New translation based on recently restored unexpurgated edition. Includes a 10,000-word section on Mikhail Bulgakov's life and works, with a longer chapter on The Master and Margarita, anecdotes, critical perspectives, adaptations and spin-offs. Lavishly produced on natural, high-quality paper, and affordably priced.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 184749014X
• ISBN 13: 9781847490148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432