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Originally Posted by Ea
I gave up on the introduction, too. It's probably more intersting once one have read the book. The book itself is great. Yesterday I read four chapters and I can't wait to find out what will happen next (been busy all day).
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In my edition, Richard Peavar wrote a useful introduction, about Bulgakov, and about the development of the book.
Bulgakov started as a play writer, a man of theater. It shows in how he introduces the characters, visually. Great descriptions of key elements.
The development of the novel, that in its completed form is complex, was rather simple in its founding.