Read The Classics: Master and Margarita December 14, 2008

The Multnomah County Library invites you to take part in a new book series, where you can read some of the best all-time classics and discuss them under the leadership of Lena M. Lencek, Professor of Russian and Humanities at Reed College. Participation is free, but registration is required. You can register online at http://www.multcolib.org/events/classics/russian.html
A limited number of books will be available free of charge for those who pre-register.

Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov launched his career writing plays for the Moscow Art Theater and a series of novels and stories that culminated in the The Master and Margarita. This eccentric text is one of the most inventive, captivating, and provocative novels of the 20th century. After 12 years of writing at the height of the Stalin Terror, it was finally published in 1966. The novel interweaves at least four plot lines: a comic account of Satan's visit to Stalin's Moscow; a love story between a tormented writer and a brave woman; an artist's tale; and an alternative history of Christ's encounter with Pontius Pilate.

Official Website: http://www.multcolib.org/events/classics/russian.html