{"title":"Mikhail Bulgakov","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-master-and-margarita-introduction-by-simon-franklin-mikhail-bulgakov-hardcover","title":"The Master and Margarita: Introduction by Simon Franklin -- Mikhail Bulgakov, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe underground masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian fiction, Mikhail Bulgakov's THE MASTER AND MARGARITA was written during Stalin's regime and could not be published until many years after its author's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the devil arrives in 1930s Moscow, consorting with a retinue of odd associates--including a talking black cat, an assassin, and a beautiful naked witch--his antics wreak havoc among the literary elite of the world capital of atheism. Meanwhile, the Master, author of an unpublished novel about Jesus and Pontius Pilate, languishes in despair in a pyschiatric hospital, while his devoted lover, Margarita, decides to sell her soul to save him. As Bulgakov's dazzlingly exuberant narrative weaves back and forth between Moscow and ancient Jerusalem, studded with scenes ranging from a giddy Satanic ball to the murder of Judas in Gethsemane, Margarita's enduring love for the Master joins the strands of plot across space and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikhail Bulgakov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.22w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679410461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) was born and educated in Kiev where he graduated as a doctor in 1916. He rapidly abandoned medicine to write some of the greatest Russian literature of this century. He died impoverished and blind in 1940 shortly after completing his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikhail Bulgakov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45076640989412,"sku":"9780679410461","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780679410461.jpg?v=1778612756"},{"product_id":"the-master-and-margarita-mikhail-bulgakov-paperback-2","title":"The Master and Margarita -- Mikhail Bulgakov, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA soaring, dazzling novel (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), here is Mirra Ginsburg's critically-acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin's time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov's masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged brilliant by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikhail Bulgakov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802130112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikhail Bulgakov\u003c\/b\u003e (1891-1940) was one of postrevolutionary Russia's foremost authors. In the 1920s his work was suppressed by the Stalinist authorities; only with his rehabilitation, beginning in 1962, was much of it published. His other works include \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Guard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirra Ginsburg\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-2000) was born in Russia. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e, she translated other works by Bulgakov, as well as works by Zamyatin, Dostoyevsky, Babel, Zoshchenko, Platonov, and others. She edited many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satire\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote more than twenty books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikhail Bulgakov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45742486421732,"sku":"9780802130112","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780802130112.jpg?v=1782856622"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/collections\/mikhail-bulgakov.oembed","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}