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The Master and Margarita
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The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov

Recommended by 12 notable people, including Jordan Peterson and Neil Gaiman

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Recommended by 17 sources and appears in Satire, Fiction, and Fantasy.

A masterful translation of one of the great novels of the 20th centuryNothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. Full of pungency and wit, this luminous work is Bulgakov’s crowning achievement, skilfully blending magical and realistic elements, grotesque situations and major ethical concerns. Written during the darke...

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Recommended by 17 sources and appears in Satire, Fiction, and Fantasy.

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Neil Gaiman

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Jack Edwards

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80%
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Max Levchin

Recommended this book

80%

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