Master I Margarita (Russian Version) [Unabridged] [Hardcover]

Michail Bulgakov (Author)

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Text: Russian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Terra, Izdatel'skij centr - Izdatel'stvo Azbu (May 1999)
• Language: Greek
• ISBN-10: 5768403175
• ISBN-13: 978-5768403171
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,854,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, March 7, 2003

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This review is from: Master I Margarita (Russian Version) (Hardcover)

I just finished this book and it's the best I've read in a long time! Bulgakov tells his story about Satan's visit in Moscow with humor, limitless imagination and also social criticism, involving all kinds of characters, from Pontius Pilate to a talking cat by the name of Behemoth... It's inspired and interesting, and I recommend this book to anyone!
My only regret is that I don't know enough Russian yet to be able to read it in the original language - I believe it could be even better then.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The hardback version is printed in RUSSIAN, June 17, 2004

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This review is from: Master I Margarita (Russian Version) (Hardcover)

This hardback version of The Master and Margarita [ISBN: 5768403175} is printed in Russian. It is NOT an English translation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great novel, great translation, March 22, 2000

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This review is from: Master I Margarita (Russian Version) (Hardcover)

I read The Master and Margarita as a teenager (the Michael Glenny translation), and was stunned. I thought it was the best novel I had ever read, combining spirituality and acerbic humor. The new translation is, if possible, even better. Bulgakov's other works, (Heart of a Dog, Days of the Turbins, etc.) are all worth reading, but this is his masterpiece. The comments in some reviews about this novel being inaccessible to Americans are incorrect; I do not understand any Russian, but was still deeply moved.

The Ginsburg translation utterly fails to capture Bulgakov's wit. While that is only part of the value of the book, I recommend you stay away from that translation.