The Master and Margarita: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Master and Margarita runs an estimated 12.9 hours (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 12.9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 72% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 17% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want magic systems and a comic streak: a solid week of commutes at 12.9 hours (estimated).
About the book
*The Master and Margarita* (Russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940. The story concerns a visit by the devil and his entourage to the officially atheist Soviet Union. The devil, manifested as one Professor Woland, challenges the Soviet citizens' beliefs towards religion and condemns their behavior throughout the book. *The Master and Margarita* combines supernatural elements with satirical dark comedy and Christian philosophy, defying categorization within a single genre. Many critics consider it to be one of the best novels of the 20th century, as well as the foremost of Soviet satires. A censored version, with several chapters cut by editors, was published posthumously in Moscow magazine in 1966–1967 by his widow Elena Bulgakova. The manuscript was not published as a book until 1967, in Paris.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Master and Margarita as an audiobook?
The Master and Margarita runs about 12.9 hours, our estimate from its 436 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Master and Margarita free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Master and Margarita worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Master and Margarita first published?
The Master and Margarita by Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков was first published in 1966.
