The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita is Mikhail Bulgakov's satirical novel, written from 1928 to 1940, printed in censored form in the magazine Moskva in 1966 and 1967, and first issued as a book by YMCA Press in Paris in 1967. The Devil visits Moscow while a second story follows Pontius Pilate.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- YMCA Press, Paris, 1967
- First UK edition
- Harvill Press, 1967
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov was first published in 1967. We track 2 editions.
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Editions
- Harper & Row1967 Hardback I own The Master and Margarita, Harper & Row 1967 Log in to want this
- Collins Harvill1967 Hardback Sold £300 · Sep 2026 I own The Master and Margarita, Collins Harvill 1967 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Adaptations
- Pilate and Others television film, 1972
- The Master and Margarita adaptation, 1977
- The Master and Margarita film, 1990
- Incident in Judea television film, 1991
- The Master and Margarita film, 2006
- The Master and Margarita musical, 2009
- The Master and Margarita musical, 2014
- The Master and Margarita film, 2024
- Der Meister und Margarita musical
- The Master and Margarita television series
- The Master and Margarita film
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Alexander Garden, Bad apartment, Patriarch Ponds, Massolit, Variety Theater, Judaea (1920s, 1930s)
- Characters
- Ivan Bezdomniy, Mikhail Berlioz, Woland, Korovyev, Behemoth, Azazello, Hella, Margarita
- Genre
- Fantastic Realism
In print
- Editions recorded
- 237 on Open Library, 83 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 62 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of The Master and Margarita are there?
We track 2 editions of The Master and Margarita. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did The Master and Margarita win any awards?
Yes: The Master and Margarita won the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, according to Wikidata.
Has The Master and Margarita been adapted?
Yes, including Der Meister und Margarita (musical), The Master and Margarita (film), The Master and Margarita (television series), according to Wikidata.
When was The Master and Margarita first published?
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov was first published in 1967.
Where these facts come from
- The Master and Margarita, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Open Library editions API, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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