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The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics) [Paperback]

Mikhail Bulgakov , Michael Glenny
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage Classics; New Ed edition (2 April 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099448696
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099448693
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 150,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'A stunning, superb allegorical novel...Bulgakov is one of the greatest modern Russian writers, perhaps the greatest' Independent 'It is a hymn to the imagination' Desmond O'Grady 'This book is absorbing, brilliant slapstick, and looks deep in to the heart of fantasy and longing' Sunday Times 'A masterpiece...a classic of twentieth-century fiction' New York Times

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A fierce satire, filled with dazzling surreal humour

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88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I would give this 6 stars but I was not allowed., 4 Sep 2000
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S. J. Dillon (Liverpool) - See all my reviews
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There is little that I could write to do sufficient justice to such an inspired flight of the imaginaltion. The dual settings in the novel of the fantastical last few days in the life of Jesus Christ compared to the chaos of a timeless Moscow held in thrall by the Devil in the guise of a cheap stage magican. The plots are so diverse and the characters are totally compelling (amongst them is Behemoth a cigarette smoking, gun toting, 5ft Black cat!) I have never read anything so darkly compelling yet wickedly funny that works on so many levels. I have read this book at least once a year for the last 6 years and I think I will continue to do so until I have picked it clean, and that will take me good while yet. Bulgakov is the true Master.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible breadth and imagination, 7 July 2001
I became interested in Russian literature a couple of years ago, and although I've yet to attempt the really big Dostoevsky and Tolstoy efforts, The Master and Margarita is one of the best books I've ever read. There are half a dozen incredibly detailed and believable characters, and a range of narratives from the private lives of ordinary Russian citizens to a deeply moving account of Jesus' last days - fascinating from my non-believer viewpoint (but don't get the idea that this is a religious book). Exciting, moving, brilliant.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the ultimate masterpiece, 13 Oct 2004
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Hallveig Runarsdottir "chick lit lover" (Reykjavik, Iceland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)
If I was to name one book as my favorite of all times this has got to be it. It is hugely entertaining, incredibly moving and a multi-layered description of the burocratic hell that is Moscow in the early 20th century. Needless to say the book is a classic, there will ALWAYS be burocratic hells around.

It is quite brilliant to have satan come to save the world, to make bad things happen to bad people and to save the last remaining good souls from destruction.

But the real beauty of the book is the wonderful book within the book, the master's masterpiece, the story of Pontius Pilate. I often read these chapters by themselves for it is a wonderfully written story of Christ and his tormentor.

Anyway, if you haven't read it, please do. if you enjoy good literature you will not be disappointed.

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