The Master and Margarita Author: [Russia] M.A. Bulgakov Publisher: Central Compilation and Translation Press

Introduction
The Master and Margarita is the most important work of Russian writer Bulgakov. It is recognized as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century and a world-class artistic treasure. The French Ideal Biblioteca highly praised it, and Nobel Prize winner Márquez (a representative of magical realism and the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude) called it "exquisite". The writer revised the manuscript eight times, integrating reality and magic, and revealing themes such as human nature, love, justice, and the law of retribution for good and evil.
There are three main plots in the novel "The Master and Margarita": the devil Satan visited Moscow, stayed there for two days, and cast a spell to make a big fuss in Moscow; the love story of the master and Margarita, the lovers who have experienced disasters finally got married in a special way; the two thousand years of repentance of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who ordered the killing of Jesus Christ. These three clues are interspersed and alternated with each other. Through clever structure and switching of time and space, they present the dark, ugly and unreasonable nature of society to readers, and also praise the human nature of courage to pursue freedom and happiness. This novel has been translated into Chinese many times before. Domestic readers usually understand the central idea of ​​the novel as Satan's punishment of evil and promotion of good, Margarita's loyalty to love and the Roman governor's reflection on cowardly human nature based on these three main plots. The translator of this book has retranslated this classic masterpiece based on the latest research results of Russian scholars in recent years, and added more than 35,000 words of translation notes on this basis, trying to interpret this "unparalleled book" in an all-round way.
Editor's Recommendations
1. As a classic Russian literary work, this book is praised as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. It presents a complex moral and political allegory. It not only has literary value, but also has profound value in reflecting on an oppressive real society.
2. The text has extremely magnificent imagination, and the story structure and narrative have extremely unique charm, which can make readers who read it for the first time fall in love with the work and its author, and attract a group of literature lovers.
3. Although there were several translated versions before, the translator of this book combined the latest research results of Russian scholars in recent years to re-translate this classic masterpiece, and added more than 35,000 words of translation notes on this basis, trying to give a comprehensive interpretation of this "unparalleled book".
Celebrity recommendation: After Kafka, Bulgakov became another enemy of reality in the 20th century. The difference is that Kafka's hatred of reality came from his heart, while Bulgakov felt the pain deeply and was scarred. Therefore, when he began to make the last voice of his life, "The Master and Margarita" became the road that brought him to the reality and gave his will a chance to speak.
——Chinese writer Yu Hua Bulgakov's works have reached the main peak of satirical literature, fantasy literature and rigorous realistic novels, and have also largely represented and influenced contemporary literary trends - that is, the desire for comprehensive development of literature.
——A surrealist carnival by Soviet writer Simonov...wild and unbridled.
——American writer Joyce Carol Oates is talented, humorous, interesting, yet profound, serious and unpredictable... "The Master and Margaret" is a passionate masterpiece of social and political satire, a complex moral and political allegory... It is a wonderful artistic expression of heroism and a carnival of imagination.
——Simon Franklin, Professor of Slavic Languages ​​at Cambridge University, UK

About the Author
Bulgakov (1891-1940) was a Russian novelist and playwright, known as one of the greatest Russian writers of the 20th century. He loved literature, music, and drama since childhood, and was deeply influenced by Gogol, Goethe, and others. During his lifetime, Bulgakov was generally known for his plays at the Bolshoi Theater.
Bulgakov was born into a professor's family in Kiev, Ukraine. After graduating from the Medical Department of Kiev University in 1916, he worked as a rural doctor. During the Civil War, he was recruited by the White Army as a military doctor. His brothers also joined the White Army. After the Civil War, except for Mikhail, they all drifted to Paris. Bulgakov was never allowed to visit them in the West. In 1921, he came to Moscow, gave up medicine and began his writing career. Bulgakov's initial works were mainly essays, features and other short works, exposing and satirizing bad social phenomena. He was famous for his humorous and spicy style, such as the short story "The Demonic Obstacle", the novella "The Ominous Egg" and "The Dog's Heart" and the novel "The White Army", which had a great influence on the literary world, but also caused controversy. Since 1927, his works have actually been banned from publication.