The Master And Margarita

A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation   Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon the Devil trailing fire and chaos in his wake weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov’s fantastical funny and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts one set in contemporary Moscow the other in ancient Jerusalem each brimming with historical imaginary frightful and wonderful characters. Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign and finally published in 1966 and 1967 The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere.   This newly revised translation by the award-winning team of Pevear and Volokhonsky is made from the complete and unabridged Russian text.. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.