Mikhail Bulgakovs devilish salute to artistic freedom now in a beautiful clothbound editionBulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers perhaps the greatest IndependentWritten in secret during the darkest days of Stalins reign The Master and Margarita became an overnight literary phenomenon when it was finally published it signalling artistic freedom for Russians everywhere. Bulgakovs 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.