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ISBN:
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9785389016866
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Publisher:
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Азбука
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Publication date:
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2024
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Pages:
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480
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Cover:
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Hard
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Product dimensions:
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5’’(w) x 8”(h) x1”(d)
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"The Master and Margarita" is Mikhail Bulgakov's crowning achievement, a brilliant fusion of mysticism, philosophical allegory, biting satire, and profound romantic drama. The novel is famously structured as a "story within a story."
Key Plot Lines:
- Woland's Visit to Moscow: In 1930s Soviet Moscow, a mysterious foreigner arrives with an eccentric entourage. He is none other than Satan (Woland), who has come to observe the citizens, expose their vices—such as greed, hypocrisy, and vanity—and host a grand midnight ball.
- The Master and Margarita: The tragic tale of a misunderstood genius (the Master) who wrote a novel about Pontius Pilate, and his devoted lover, Margarita. To save the Master from despair and imprisonment, she strikes a bargain with the dark forces and becomes the hostess of Satan's Great Ball.
- The Yershalaim Chapters: A philosophical reimagining of biblical events. This is the Master’s novel within the book, depicting the encounter between Pontius Pilate and Yeshua Ha-Notsri, exploring eternal themes of cowardice, truth, and redemption.
Cultural Significance:
The novel has contributed numerous aphorisms to world culture, the most famous being "Manuscripts don't burn." It serves as an anthem for the freedom of the spirit and the ultimate triumph of artistic truth over censorship and time.
