The Master And Margarita
An odd tale involving the devil and his minions causing havoc in Moscow intertwined with the story of Pontius Pilot and the crucifixion. A fascinating story and very readable. Not being around when it was written in 1920s - 20s USSR I can only guess that it's somehow paralleling the biblical story of good and evil with the evolution of the revolution from a people's uprising into a tyrannical dictatorship and the resultant Stalinist purges. And possibly hitting out at contemporary religious superstitions in what was meant to be a country without religion. Plus a bit of sniping at the arts establishment I'm sure. A review of academics analysis will no doubt prove my take on the book wrong and I wrote this resisting the urge to have a look on-line. A great book and I'll have to read more by Bulgakov. This translation also has reference notes which is fairly essential to really understand the storyline.
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