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> I read The Master and Margarita a long time ago because I read somewhere that it was one inspiration for the Rolling Stone's Sympathy for the Devil, so I was
by notyourday 8y ago
> I read The Master and Margarita a long time ago because I read somewhere that it was one inspiration for the Rolling Stone's Sympathy for the Devil, so I wasn't exactly driven by pretentious intellectualism.
I have a hunch you do not discuss The Master and Margarita at parties.
Edit: The downvotes on this is the exact reason why McDuff is popular - it is intellectual masturbation. The one mocked by Russian writers. One, of course, should read it in Russian on in V&P translation to notice this plot twist. It is always fun to watch.
- simias 8y agoThe downvotes are because you keep making a non-sequitur strawmen instead of contributing anything of value to the discussion. Why wouldn't I be talking about it at parties? What's your point exactly? Do you think that Master and Margarita is overrated or do you think people like it for the wrong reasons?
- notyourday 8y ago> Why wouldn't I be talking about it at parties? For the same reason why you would not be discussing "Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese" -- wrong audience. > Do you think that Master and Margarita is overrated or do you think people like it for the wrong reasons? I gave the answer above - fawning over TMAM among the western population is signaling of intellectualism targeting their friends. TMAM actually addresses it.