Overview
Bulgakov paints an excellent picture of Stalin’s regime in this allegorical masterpiece. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY WILL SELFThe devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat.
in Bulgakov''s allegorical masterpiece of Stalin’s regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow.
He is accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a writer and a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil’s onslaught.
‘Stunning, superb...Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest’ Independent
‘A masterpiece – a classic of twentieth-century fiction’ New York Times
TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GLENNY, INTRODUCED BY WILL SELF
- | Author: Mikhail Bulgakov, Michael Glenny
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Jan 07, 2010
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780099540946
- | ISBN-10: 0099540940
