The master and Margarita
Written during the darkest period of Stalin's repressive reign and a satire of Soviet life, this book combines two parts: one set in contemporary Moscow and the other in ancient Jerusalem, each full of incident, and with historical, imaginary, frightful and wonderful characters.
Fiction
411 pages
9780141180144, 0141180145
1005454915
The Master and MargaritaIntroductionA Note on the Text and AcknowledgmentsFurther ReadingBOOK ONE1. Never Talk with Strangers2. Pontius Pilate3. The Seventh Proof4. The Chase5. There were Doings at Griboedov's6. Schizophrenia, as was Said7. A Naughty Apartment8. The Combat between the Professor and the Poet9. Koroviev's Stunts10. News from Yalta11. Ivan Splits in Two12. Black Magic and Its Exposure13. The Hero Enters14. Glory to the Cock!15. Nikanor Ivanovich's Dream16. The Execution17. An Unquiet Day18. Hapless VisitorsBOOK TWO19. Margarita20. Azazello's Dream21. Flight22. By Candlelight23. The Great Ball at Satan's24. The Extraction of the Master25. How the Procurator Tried to Save Judas of Kiriath26. The Burial27. The End of Apartment No. 5028. The Last Adventures of Koroviev and Behemoth29. The Fate of the Master and Margarita is Decided30. It's Time! It's Time!31. On Sparrow Hills32. Forgiveness and Eternal RefugeEpilogueNotes
First published in 1966 and 1967