The Master And Margarita

Resumen del libro

Mikhail Bulgakov's devilish salute to artistic freedom, now in a beautiful clothbound edition'Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest' IndependentWritten in secret during the darkest days of Stalin's reign, The Master and Margarita became an overnight literary phenomenon when it was finally published it, signalling artistic freedom for Russians everywhere. Bulgakov's carnivalesque satire of Soviet life describes how the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow one Spring afternoon. Brimming with magic and incident, it is full of imaginary, historical, terrifying and wonderful characters, from witches, poets and Biblical tyrants to the beautiful, courageous Margarita, who will do anything to save the imprisoned writer she loves.

Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky with an Introduction by Richard Pevear

Biografía del autor

Poeta, novelista, ensayista y periodista, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (Barcelona, 1939 - Bangkok, 2003) forma parte del selecto grupo de intelectuales indispensables para entender la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Autor multidisciplinar, fueron sus novelas protagonizadas por el detective Pepe Carvalho las que lo convirtieron en un fenómeno narrativo internacional. Ganador, entre otros galardones, del Premio Nacional de Narrativa, del Premio de la Crítica, del Premio Nacional de las Letras y del Premio Planeta, en toda su obra existe un vínculo común: la recuperación de la memoria a través de la crónica social. Fuera cual fuese el género que tratara, el objetivo de Manuel Vázquez Montalbán fue cuestionar el desorden del mundo desde una perspectiva absolutamente personal e inimitable.