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Title: Master and Margarita (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) by Mikhail Bulgakov, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ISBN: 0-14-118014-5 Publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (230 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I'm not being pretentious, this review is for a class
Comment: Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita has everything: magic, mayhem and a vodka-drinking cat. This book is nothing short of a masterpiece of modernist literature. Bulgakov addresses a slew of themes throughout the novel including life in communist Russia, atheism, Christianity and love. These concepts are constantly running through the plot whether it is evident or not. What is most impressive about the novel is Bulgakov's ability to present the story with a certain surreal and mysterious quality, which at times is Kafkaesque. This is most apparent in book 1 when Woland (Satan) reeks havoc on the citizens of Moscow: neither the reader nor the characters in the novel are exactly sure what is happening, but for the characters the effects are very real. The fantastic elements in the novel, particularly the presence magic are primarily responsible for creating this effect. The rational, atheist citizens of Moscow are vulnerable to Woland's sometimes deadly, sometimes mischievous powers because they refuse to believe their senses. At the same time however, the citizens are willing to accept the impossible when it benefits them (as in the black magic show) and Woland exposes this weakness as well. There is also a strong absurd quality to the novel that helps the reader to understand the flaws in both mankind and society. This is evident in his depiction of Satan, Hell and his demon sidekicks. A talking cat that swills vodka and fights over a chess game is funny anyway you look at it. Satan holds a grand ball in Hell, which is presented as a grand mansion. The reader is not upset when bad things happen to the characters because the devil and his intentions are presented very lightheartedly. The devil even seems have more human qualities than most of the characters in the novel, especially when examining his relationship with Margarita in the second book. Overall this book was top notch. The story was entertaining and funny as well as profound, it drags in a few spots but not many and not for long. Buy the book on Amazon.com and read it. Even if you do not understand it on its most intellectual level (which I admittedly did not) you can still appreciate the work and take something away from it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Bulgakov's Masterpiece
Comment: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov in the 1967 Mirra Ginsburg translation is nothing short of a literary masterpiece. Re-reading the novel recently, I found the novel to be sublime and to transcend time. M& M is a timeless classic. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read imaginative and well-written literature. This book belongs with the very best. It shows Bulgakov to be a great writer, one of the few really great Soviet writers. There are other translations now and there are stage adaptations and even an opera of Master and Margarita. Mirra Ginsburg's 1967 translation still stands up and is very readable. There are translations that incorporate some of the passages cut out in the 1966-67 Russian version in MOSKVA. Nevertheless, Ginsburg's translation is excellent and stands up well. The republication edition is excellent. What can you say. This is a great book. It is highly recommended.Bulgakov wrote other stuff too, plays, novels, sketches, etc. The White Guard, Black Snow, The Heart of a Dog, Flight, are some of his other works. Bulgakov needs greater exposure in the US. His style will certaily appeal to most readers. The Master and Margarita is a 20th century classic, and required reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: The hardback version is printed in RUSSIAN
Comment: The hardback version of The Master and Margarita [ISBN: 5768403175} is printed in Russian. It is NOT an English translation.
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Title: Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov, Mirra Ginsburg ISBN: 0802150594 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1987 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Twelve Chairs (European Classics (Northwestern Univ Pr)) by Ilia Arnoldovich Ilf, John H. C. Richardson, Maurice Friedberg, Evgeni I. Petrov, Arnold Dovich ISBN: 0810114844 Publisher: Northwestern University Press Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.05 |
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Title: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Mirra Ginsburg ISBN: 0380633132 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 03 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dead Souls : A Novel by NIKOLAI GOGOL ISBN: 0679776443 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 25 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Master & Margarita: A Critical Companion (Northwestern/Aatseel Critical Companions to Russian Literature) by Laura D. Weeks ISBN: 0810112124 Publisher: Northwestern University Press Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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