Both a satirical romp and a daring analysis of the nature of good and evil, innocence and guilt, The Master and Margarita is the crowning achievement of one of the greatest Russian writers of the twentieth century. This new translation is based on the recently restored unexpurgated edition.

It's rare that you read something so compelling and exciting. For me, The Master and Margarita is the most exciting work of imagination that I've ever read. -- Daniel RadcliffeOne of the great writers of the twentieth century. -- A.S. ByattA lasting fable about the human need for truth and the mysterious power of love. -- Elaine FeinsteinOne of the greatest modern Russian novels. * The Independent *A gloriously ironic gothic masterpiece. -- Patrick McGrathBulgakov's The Master and Margarita is a soaring, dazzling novel; an extraordinary fusion of wildly disparate elements. It is a concerto played simultaneously on the organ, the bagpipes, and a pennywhistle, while someone sets off fireworks between the players' feet. * The New York Times *A wild surrealistic romp... Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous. -- Joyce Carol OatesWhat I find most extraordinary about The Master and Margarita is its scale, its daring, its sheer imaginative reach. Part satire, part love story, part mystical experience, it refuses to be pigeonholed. It's a book that makes other books look safe. -- Rupert Thomson