The Prince of darkness. Full story "the Master and Margarita"

The word "manuscripts don't burn" from the novel "Master and Margarita" conveyed the tragedy of a whole period in the history of Russian literature and became a metaphor for genuine creativity. The story of the creation of one of the most amazing and mysterious novels of the twentieth century, it has been possible to reconstruct from the surviving editions, and options, which are presented in this publication. To see how varied the text of the novel until the final version, some episodes, he gradually acquires, at which point it appeared certain characters and when he was called "the Master and Margarita" — the task is extremely fascinating. Readers will be able to feel how great the distance that separates the last edition of the novel from the initial idea. This book will be the perfect gift for fans of creativity of Mikhail Bulgakov. The publication comes with a detailed review and introduction of Viktor Ivanovich Losev, more than twenty years engaged in the study of the archive of the writer.