i find it hard to review this Russian classic by
Mikhail Bulgakov because i don't have a fundamental
knowledge of communism and how it affects society,
that being said this is an awesome example of the
imagination run wild and what is possible within
the written arts. Firstly let me say that The Master
And Margarita was written in the early 1930's but
was banned under Stalin's rule and wasn't published
until 1967, the premise is brilliant! Satan makes an
appearance in Moscow with a few of his best buddies
and causes all sorts of mayhem. I love seeing the
devil as a trickster and not the all evil figurehead
of doom the western society believes him to be, and
his sidekicks are hilarious particularly Behemoth, a
six foot tall black tom cat that drinks, totes tommy
guns and rides public transport. sounds interesting
doesn't it, well it is. Probably the closest thing i
can relate it to is Alice In Wonderland (written around
the same period).
Blasphemous, challenging, sensual, sexual, hilarious,
devastating are some of the words that spring to mind
when thinking back upon the book, i won't tell you about
the plot because my feeble mind is still trying to sort
it out, but read The Master And Margarita i promise
you that Behemoth is destined to become your favourite
fictional character...
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