{"product_id":"9789626349366","title":"The Master and Margarita","description":" Mikhail Bulgakov's devastating satire of Soviet life was written during the darkest period of Stalin's regime.  Combining two distinct yet interwoven parts-one set in ancient Jerusalem, one in contemporary Moscow-the novel veers from moods of wild theatricality with violent storms, vampire attacks, and a Satanic ball; to such somber scenes as the meeting of Pilate and Yeshua, and the murder of Judas in the moonlit garden of Gethsemane; to the substanceless, circus-like reality of Moscow. Its central characters, Woland (Satan) and his retinue-including the vodka-drinking, black cat, Behemoth; the poet, Ivan Homeless; Pontius Pilate; and a writer known only as The Master, and his passionate companion, Margarita-exist in a world that blends fantasy and chilling realism, an artful collage of grostesqueries, dark comedy, and timeless ethical questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although completed in 1940, \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e was not published in Moscow until 1966, when the first part appeared in the magazine \u003ci\u003eMoskva\u003c\/i\u003e. It was an immediate and enduring success: Audiences responded with great enthusiasm to its expression of artistic and spiritual freedom. This new translation has been created from the complete and unabridged Russian texts.\u003cp\u003eAuthor Bio: Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) was described in the official \u003ci\u003eBig Soviet Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e as a slanderer of Soviet reality. A medical doctor, he gave up his practice to pursue his writing. Stalin named Bulgakov the assistant director of the Moscow Arts Theater, where his actions were monitored. He died in disgrace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Pevear, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Larissa Volokhonsky, born in Leningrad, have translated from the Russian many works including Dostoyevsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e, for which they won the PEN\/Book of the Month Club Translation prize.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naxos Audiobooks Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060270055664,"sku":"9789626349366","price":34.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789626349366_p0.jpg?v=1763681119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789626349366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}