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The acclaimed, bestselling translation of Mikhail Bulgakov's masterwork, an undisputed classic of Russian and world literature

A "soaring, dazzling novel" (The New York Times), Mirra Ginsburg's critically-acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature

The Master and Margarita has been captivating readers around the world ever... Read Full Overview

El maestro y Margarita, que no vio la luz hasta 1966, es sin duda una de las obras maestras de la literatura del siglo XX .

The Master and Margarita is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written between 1928 and 1940, but unpublished in book form until 1967. The story concerns a visit by the devil to the fervently atheistic Soviet Union. Many critics consider it to be one of the best novels of the 20th... Read Full Overview

Probably the best Russian novel of the 20th century.

There is no work comparable to The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil steps out of the shadows towards Moscow, dragging fire and chaos with him. Bulgakov's fantastic, funny and devastating satire of Soviet life is combined into two distinct but intertwined... Read Full Overview

El maestro y Margarita es una novela del autor sovi tico Mija l Bulg kov. Es considerada por muchos una de las novelas m s importantes del siglo XX de la antigua URSS. La novela trata de la interacci n entre el bien y el mal, la inocencia y la culpa, el valor y la cobard a, explorando... Read Full Overview