The Master and Margarita: Book illustrations by Peter Suart

The Master and Margarita:Book illustrations by Peter Suart

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Peter Suart worked in Hong Kong from 1985 as an artist, musician, writer, and theatrical performer. Since 1999 he has lived in England, where he continues his creative career. In 2007 he illustrated The Master and Margarita for The Folio Society publishing house, earning our attention.

  • Woland decapitates Berlioz with a tram (which is quite untrue—Woland had an alibi!)

    Artwork #1 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Ivan in the clinic

    Artwork #2 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Behemoth and Azazello drag the administrator Varenukha away (brings to mind Bulgakov’s own line: “Moscow, I see you in skyscrapers!”).

    Artwork #3 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Behemoth tears off the emcee’s head at the Variety (Georges Bengalsky is no slouch either—he grabbed Behemoth by the paw).

    Artwork #4 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Red‑haired Hella

    Artwork #5 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The execution on Bald Mountain (note: each frame carries its print number at the bottom)

    Artwork #6 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Margarita’s nightmare—the Master in the Gulag (and completely incongruous flashes of Super Mario)

    Artwork #7 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Margarita smashes Dramlit’s house (and the picture frame while she’s at it)

    Artwork #8 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Before the ball (Woland appears in two guises at once: playing chess and showing Margarita the magic globe)

    Artwork #9 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Everything is topsy‑turvy in Oblonsky’s house (Queen Margot is still greeting guests, while the impetuous Azazello has already shot Baron Maigel in the corner)

    Artwork #10 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The last flight (somehow a cast‑iron Prince Vladimir with a sword from Bulgakov’s The White Guard has wedged himself into the middle of Woland’s retinue)

    Artwork #11 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Pilate and Yeshua take the moonlit road (and the Master turns into Lev Tolstoy, neatly illustrating the Tolstoyan strains in the novel)

    Artwork #12 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”

And there's much more to see!

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