Russian state TV did a 9 hour long miniseries about it in the mid 2000s that was really good. It had good acting, special effects and production value and they included almost every single scene in the book. Some people complain that some of the subtitles are inadequate, so I recommend reading the book first.

There was a superb adaptation at the Barbican in London a few years ago. It returned again the following year.

I've no idea if it will come back again, but it's more than worth catching if you can. One of the best plays I've seen, with an incredible cast.

http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=13735

I first tried to read this as Mistrz i Małgorzata, the Polish edition, then switched to the English one when I got my hands on it. Still, after so many years, one of my favorite books.

This is one of my favorite novels. Well worth reading. The background surrounding its writing is fascinating and makes you appreciate the novel even more.

Thats definitely one of my favorite books. If anyone is interested in Bulgakov, "Heart of a Dog" is another book to read. Perhaps, even wittier than "Master and Margarita".

Oh, my personal favorite! Didn't expect to see it on HN.

Read it in Russian, if possible.

It's one of the best 20th century novels, but rather than a Wikipedia page about it, we should have an interesting article either about the novel or about Bulgakov. Anybody want to find one?

Maybe http://cr.middlebury.edu/bulgakov/public_html/howto.html

(I could have sworn I had submitted it a few days ago, but it seems not)

Oh cool! And retro-web too. URL changed from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita.

Should we post every book on HN now which is worth reading and appears on nearly every list "xyz books you should read"? Don't get me wrong, the book itself is very good.

Of course not; that would soon become predictable. This post was anything but predictable.

Feel free to ignore it.

Feel free, to grab another book from "Top xyz books to read in your lifetime" and post the link to Wikipedia. Any other pollution is welcome as well.

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