{"product_id":"the-master-and-margarita-9780141180144","title":"The Master and Margarita","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterful translation of one of the great novels of the 20th century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing in the whole of literature compares with \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e. 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e was not published until 1966 when the first section appeared in the monthly magazine \u003ci\u003eMoskva\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikhail Bulgakov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.02w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141180144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2009 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikhail Bulgakov\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eThe White Guard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, and his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e, published more than twenty-five years after his death and cited as an inspiration for Salman Rushdie's \u003ci\u003eThe Satanic Verses\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e have produced acclaimed translations of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, and Bulgakov. Their translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1991 PEN\/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize. They are married and live in Paris, France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mikhail Bulgakov \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47280828940445,"sku":"9780141180144","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8c2f3ce4-3872-40f3-92f1-302869257029.jpg?v=1759922025","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-master-and-margarita-9780141180144","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}