For some reason I always get excited when someone mentions "The Master and Margarita". Maybe it's more common than what I give it credit for, but it's one I've always felt like would get a lot more attention if it wasn't Russian.
Also if anyone has a lead on how to watch the 2024 Micheal Lockshin movie version I would love to hear it.
I’ve had that same experience with books I’ve listened to while driving. Just passing through specific stretches of road brings back scenes in novels as clearly as if I were listening to them now.
through Bulgakov at school, I did not like this book very much. I was most captivated by "Dog's Heart". but as I grew older, I reread "The Master and Margarita" and then its depth opened up from different sides. it is a pity that now in Ukraine he is considered an heir to the russian empire - his books are not sold in bookstores, the monument is covered with red paint, and the plaque on his house was destroyed... but this is also a manifestation of the devil's nature, which clouds the brain and creates an illusion.
For some reason I always get excited when someone mentions "The Master and Margarita". Maybe it's more common than what I give it credit for, but it's one I've always felt like would get a lot more attention if it wasn't Russian.
Also if anyone has a lead on how to watch the 2024 Micheal Lockshin movie version I would love to hear it.
"Sometimes the fun of thought is just letting it do its thing and not attempting to capture it." Wonderfully put.
Living in the urban sprawl of OK has me pining after the feeling of this piece this morning.
I’ve had that same experience with books I’ve listened to while driving. Just passing through specific stretches of road brings back scenes in novels as clearly as if I were listening to them now.
Pretty remarkable.
through Bulgakov at school, I did not like this book very much. I was most captivated by "Dog's Heart". but as I grew older, I reread "The Master and Margarita" and then its depth opened up from different sides. it is a pity that now in Ukraine he is considered an heir to the russian empire - his books are not sold in bookstores, the monument is covered with red paint, and the plaque on his house was destroyed... but this is also a manifestation of the devil's nature, which clouds the brain and creates an illusion.
https://substack.com/@lawsonchapman/note/c-125178729
This was this morning's coffee