{"product_id":"the-master-and-margarita","title":"The Master and Margarita","description":"\u003cp\u003eA literary sensation from its first publication,\u003ci\u003e The Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by Diana Burgin and Katherine Tiernan O'Connor, and features an introduction by Orlando Figes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Mikhail Bulgakov's imaginative extravaganza, Satan, disguised as a magician, descends upon Moscow in the 1930s with his riotous band, which includes a talking cat and an expert assassin. This visit has several aims, one of which concerns the fate of the Master, an author who has written a novel about Pontius Pilate and is now in a mental hospital. By turns satiric, fantastic and ironically philosophical,\u003ci\u003e The Master and Margarita \u003c\/i\u003econstantly surprises and entertains as the action switches back and forth between twentieth-century Moscow and first-century Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 560 pages | Published September 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Collector's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867529363805,"sku":"9781529012118","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529012118.jpg?v=1773596659","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-master-and-margarita","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}