Does anyone know the name of this book?

[ZMan1516]

Ok, I can't remember the title of a book that I wanted to read a long time ago. I think the author is Russian and the book is about a cat who holds a gun (at least this was the illustration on the front cover). I hear that it is very good, but I can't remember the title for the life of me!

 

[thewordygecko]

Hi ZMan1516,

Something went off in my head, and I went to my bookshelf and ta-da! The book you're after is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. I haven't read it (it's on my list of to-reads, with a squillion others). The summary on the first page says 'The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow; his retinue includes two demons, a naked girl and a huge black cat which talks, walks upright, smokes cigars and is a dead shot with a Mauser automatic'.

 

[jessica]

The cat shoots a mauser? Hahahahaha!! Okay, guess it was just me.

 

[Prolixic]

Must be quite a cat. Wonder if it can play spades too?

So is this a fantasy book or political commentary?

 

[thewordygecko]

Cat shoots a mauser, yes! Very well-spotted Jessica (I'm a bit slow). Prolixic, it seems to be a mixture of things, in a satirical mode.