in Bulgakov's allegorical masterpiece of Stalinβs regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow.
He is accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a writer and a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devilβs onslaught.
βStunning, superb...Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatestβ Independent
βA masterpiece β a classic of twentieth-century fictionβ New York Times
TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GLENNY, INTRODUCED BY WILL SELF
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