{"product_id":"the-master-and-margarita-9780802130112","title":"The Master and Margarita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA soaring, dazzling novel (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), here is Mirra Ginsburg's critically-acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin's time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov's masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged brilliant by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bulgakov, Mikhail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802130112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Mikhail Bulgakov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39622897074251,"sku":"9780802130112","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_eab18340-5733-4faa-8a2f-e2e66d9f6930.jpg?v=1640177505","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-master-and-margarita-9780802130112","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}