Mikhail Bulgakov's posthumously published satirical masterpiece — about the Devil's visit to Soviet Moscow — interweaving a Ponzio Pilate subplot with biting satire of Soviet literary bureaucracy, Stalinist fear, and corruption.
Creates the definitive Soviet satirical novel — The Master and Margarita's critique of Soviet ideology, literary bureaucracy, and the human need for faith survives the fall of the USSR as a timeless account of power, cowardice, and artistic integrity.
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