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  • A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation
  • Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, and wonderful characters. Written during the darkest days of Stalin's reign, and finally published in 1966 and 1967, The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon, signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere.
  • This newly revised translation, by the award-winning team of Pevear and Volokhonsky, is made from the complete and unabridged Russian text.

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AuthorMikhail Bulgakov
PublisherPenguin Classics
Publication dateJune 21, 2016
Print length445 pages
Customer Reviews★★★★ / 2,830 ratings


A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation

Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, and wonderful characters. Written during the darkest days of Stalin's reign, and finally published in 1966 and 1967, The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon, signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere.

This newly revised translation, by the award-winning team of Pevear and Volokhonsky, is made from the complete and unabridged Russian text.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.


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One of my favorite books. I read it every 5 or so years and see something new every time.
https://www.masterandmargarita.eu...glenny.pdf
'The only thing that can save a mortally wounded cat,' said Behemoth, ' is a drink of paraffin.'

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alxshanti
06-22-2022 at 05:29 PM.
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the first review on amazon (from 2014) is claimed to be by a native russian and he says the most authentic translation is by ginsburg?? now i'm confused

well the point may be moot anyway as there are no other translations this cheap and my frugality >> my pedantry.
This might help you decide. It's important to know that the Ginsberg translation is based on the Soviet-censored version of the book.


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06-22-2022 at 06:46 PM.
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Not Pevear and Volokhonsky. Their other translations of Russian literature are of course highly-praised, but for this book I went with the Burgin and O'Connor interpretation. There are a couple of other translations. You might want to do your own research and pick the one that you think suits you best. A good place to start: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/co...on_should/

I agree - Pevear and Volokhonsky is not the best translation.
Unfortunately, all translations lose something. I like the way the Glenny translation reads, but yes, he makes tradeoffs - that happens in every translation. Read a good translation, then read Proffer's annotations, when you read the book a 2nd time. (This is a book that can be read over and over - and should be.)
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I came into the comments looking for the reference - thank you ❤️
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Gasoline. I really hope they did not translate бензин as 'paraffin'
They did. Read the PDF. Chapter 27 "The Last of Flat No. 50", Page 178
My son came to me with a lot of funny questions: what is Torgsin? why the guy pretended to be a foreigner? what is primus?
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