и тут он, отставив в сторону примус, выхватил из-за спины браунинг

[sovay]

ladymondegreen has given me a T-shirt which reproduces the 1967 Signet paperback cover of Michael Glenny's translation of The Master and Margarita, the one featuring a rakish-looking Behemoth with a bowtie and a gun. (Hardcover dust jacket reproduced here, with a better image of the demon-cat.) I have naturally worn it to spend the afternoon with my own troublemaking black cats. They have not disappointed. On hearing the rustle of crunchy things, Autolycus decided they must be some new and rarified kind of cat treat and instantly attempted to launch himself into the bag. This is maybe not on the same level as drinking vodka, but I'm not asking him to graduate. I write this post with him purring in my lap, getting in the way of the keys.

Comments

[kore]

OMG WHERE DID THEY GET IT? HOW MUCH WAS IT? it's one of my favourite books ever.

[sovay]

OMG WHERE DID THEY GET IT? HOW MUCH WAS IT?

I have no idea! I just really love it! I hope you can find one!

[fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com]

I remember that cover. It was one of the things that led me to pick up my mother's copy when I was 12. I was confused but it was worth it.

[sovay]

It was one of the things that led me to pick up my mother's copy when I was 12.

I think my mother's copy was the same edition! It's certainly what I associate the image with. She had the Mirra Ginsburg translation, too, but that had a much less exciting cover.

I was confused but it was worth it.

I think that's a good reaction to Bulgakov.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

That is great.

[sovay]

That is great.

It is probably my new favorite T-shirt. I have a bunch for music and science, but very few for literature.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

when cats get opposable thumbs we will be in trouble.

[sovay]

when cats get opposable thumbs we will be in trouble.

Ours can already open doors and cabinets . . .

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Behemoth gets the lion's share of the fanart, though I've seen several of Margarita-as-witch too.

I think Autolycus taking the occasional nip of vodka could be tolerated -- just be careful he doesn't pick up a Browning.

[sovay]

Behemoth gets the lion's share of the fanart, though I've seen several of Margarita-as-witch too.

Links? I have a couple of pieces of art for The Master and Margarita courtesy of the internet (Vanja Cuculić and Lenka Simevkova, it looks like), but I can always use more.

I think Autolycus taking the occasional nip of vodka could be tolerated -- just be careful he doesn't pick up a Browning.

That would be a disaster.

[vasma-pr.livejournal.com]

To my eye the picture of Behemoth on the cover is quite unusual. I've got used to a Persian cat that I saw in a Russian film made after The Master and Margarita. The more so that we have cat of the same breed and sometimes even call him Behemoth.... When it looks especially gloomy....:)

[sovay]

To my eye the picture of Behemoth on the cover is quite unusual.

That's fair. It's not my mental image of the character—I picture him less scruffy—but I like it a lot as an illustration.

I've got used to a Persian cat that I saw in a Russian film made after The Master and Margarita.

I've never seen any adaptation of the book, not even a stage show. May I ask which film version you recommend?

The more so that we have cat of the same breed and sometimes even call him Behemoth.... When it looks especially gloomy....

I think that's wonderful.

[vasma-pr.livejournal.com]

Here is the information about the version by Vladimir Bortko I was telling you about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita_(miniseries)

There is also an earlier version by Yuriy Kara. I heard there were some problems with that earlier version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita_(1994_film)

It is interesting that the same actors play different personages in both films. I liked the film by Bortko very much.