The Master and Margarita /
Mikhail Bulgakov ; translated with notes by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; foreword by Boris Fishman ; introduction by Richard Pevear.
- xxx, 412 pages ; 22 cm
- Penguin classics deluxe edition .
Translated from the Russian
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-412).
Foreword / Boris Fishman Introduction / Richard Pevear BOOK ONE Never talk with strangers Pontius Pilate The seventh proof The chase There were doings at Griboedov's Schizophrenia, as was said A naughty apartment The combat between the professor and the poet Koroviev's stunts News from Yalta Ivan splits in two Black magic and its exposure The hero enters Glory to the cock! Nikanor Ivanovich's dream The execution A unquiet day Hapless visitors BOOK TWO Margarita Azazello's cream Flight By candlelight The great ball at Satan's The extraction of the master How the procurator tried to save Judas of Kiriath The burial The end of apartment no. 50 The last adventures of Koroviev and Behemoth The fate of the master and Margarita is decided It's time! It's time! On Sparrow Hills Forgiveness and eternal refuge Epilogue
Presents a satirical drama about Satan's visit to Moscow, where he learns that the citizens no longer believe in God. He decides to teach them a lesson by perpetrating a series of horrific tricks. Combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem