The Master and Margarita

By Mikhail Bulgakov and Edward Kemp

A mysterious stranger appears in a Moscow park. Soon he and his retinue have astonished the locals with the magic show to end all magic shows. But why are they really here, and what has it got todo with the beautiful Margarita, or her lover, the Master, a silenced writer? A carnival for the senses and a diabolical extravaganza, this most exuberant of Russian novels was staged in this adaptation at Chichester Festival Theatre.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
• Release date: Jul 26, 2004
• ISBN: 9781783193981

Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhail Bulgakov was born in 1891 in Kiev, in present-day Ukraine. He first trained in medicine but gave up his profession as a doctor to pursue writing. He started working on The Master and Margarita in 1928 but due to censorship it was not published until 1966, more than twenty-five years after Bulgakov’s death.

Reviews for The Master and Margarita

[jennifer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is one of my favorite books of all time ( Literature Major, here). There is a great tragedy behind the creation of this work in that the author lived in a the state of fear (which is powerfully illustrated with this novel-that is, the dangers of authoritarianism!) In short, this isn't college, so I won't right a paper on this, but The Master and Margarita" is a wondrous piece of literature and political commentary. It has rightfully earned its place as a masterpiece of modern magical realism (a genre which I have always adored!)

[Danielle Riggens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic.