Thread: The Master and Margarita

I'm reading it right now with my teacher...по-русски конечнo!

It's sooo good, I love it.....Булгаков is brilliant

-- Это водка? -- слабо спросила Маргарита.
Кот подпрыгнул на стуле от обиды.
-- Помилуйте, королева, -- прохрипел он, -- разве я позволил бы себе
налить даме водки? Это чистый спирт!

I love it a lot. I've read it in two days - it's brilliant.

Originally Posted by Rasputin

I'm reading it right now with my teacher...по русски конечна!

It's sooo good, I love it.....Булгаков is brilliant

по-русски
конечнo

And I personally prefer Black Russian and Margarita.

What part of the book do you prefer, first (Woland's appearance) or second (the master and Margarita's adventures?).

Kanti попробуй это:

Чем меньше женщину мы больше,
Тем больше меньше нас она.

i recall hearing that a new film version of Master & Margarita is filming in St. Petersburg... have'nt read the book or seen the original film tho...

The original film? Do you mean Kara's movie? It has never been released, so nobody have seen it. And yes, they're filming a TV version of the novel. The same director that filmed "Собачье сердце". That movie was great but this time I'm not so sure. I'd say, "Master and Margarita" doesn't fit for a movie.

Now, really, "Master and Margarita" is a great book, one of the best (maybe the best) Russian novels of the 20th century.
By the way, I have a bilingua version of it - you know, where Russian and English texts come in parallel columns so you can compare the original and the translation - nice way to study the language (not as good, though, as the Frank's method). So, if anybody wants it - I can share.

Originally Posted by Gerty

And I personally prefer Black Russian and Margarita.

here in Los Angeles, I'm gonna go see the play in October....can't wait!

Originally Posted by Rasputin

Kanti попробуй это:
Чем меньше женщину мы больше,
Тем больше меньше нас она.

Дык я-то завсегда.

I am reading it in English at the moment. Me likey.

Definitely one of my favorite books. I've only read the newest English translation, but am slowing making my way through the Russian. I also saw the big production that was held in St. Petersburg this August. After reading the novel one would think that it would be impossible to recreate in a play or film setting, but they surprised me and did a wonderful job. Anyone else see this?

Lots of interesting about "Master and Margartia":

http://cr.middlebury.edu/public/russian ... blic_html/

Maybe I should read it then in English. My first encounter with M&M was when I saw the play in Russian in Russia, and I understood less than nil. Apparently there was a lot of nudity...

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Apparently there was a lot of nudity...

He he, it must have been a Роман Виктюк play and you understood nothing because of his alternative view of the story :)

Well just to be on the safe side, I bought the book yesterday and started to read it It is all your fault forum!

Hope it's in Russian at least :)

No. That would take too long to read and I wouldn't fully understand it... I have only read one full book in Russian, and that is собачье сердце by Bulgakov...

Lazybones! :)