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of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

May 15, 2014

May 15, 1891

The Master and Margarita is the masterpiece of author Mikhail Bulgakov (May 15, 1891 to March 10, 1940).  It could not be published in the Soviet Union; apparently the author's works were all eventually banned. His wife had it published in 1966, 25 years after his death.

Here are some covers. The first is from 1967.



Here is a 1988 Russian edition, published just before the implosion of the Soviet Union:


This cover was by Gennady Novozhilov. 

The book is described as satire and science fiction. The criticism in English seems fairly incoherent. The Master and Margarita may be one of the few books I cannot discuss without reading it first.
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