The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita ({{lang-ru|?????? ? ?????????}}) is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov. Many people consider the book as one of the greatest Russian novels of the 20th century - and also the most humorous.

Influence

Various authors and musicians have credited The Master and Margarita as inspiration for certain works. Salman Rushdie's novel, The Satanic Verses, for example, clearly was influenced by Bulgakov's masterwork.

Related Topics:
Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses

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The Rolling Stones have said the novel was key in their song, "Sympathy for the Devil". The grunge band Pearl Jam were influenced by the novel's confrontation between Yeshua Ha-Notsri, that is, Jesus, and Pontius Pilate for their 1998 song, "Pilate". The Lawrence Arms based their album The Greatest Story Ever Told on the book and several of its themes. The Franz Ferdinand song "Love and Destroy" was based on a scene where Margarita flies over Moscow on her way to the Walpurgis Night Ball.

Related Topics:
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil - Grunge - Pearl Jam - Yeshua Ha-Notsri - Pontius Pilate - 1998 - The Lawrence Arms - The Greatest Story Ever Told - Franz Ferdinand - Walpurgis Night

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