in Bulgakov's allegorical masterpiece of Stalins regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow.\n\nHe is accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a writer and a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devils onslaught.\n\nStunning, superb...Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest Independent\n\nA masterpiece a classic of twentieth-century fiction New York Times\n\nTRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GLENNY, INTRODUCED BY WILL SELF