Henry Monk asked Robin Tompkins:

Have you read Master and Margarita?

Robin Tompkins Hi Henry, no, I haven't read it. To my shame, I thought it sounded like a book about an exceptionally gifted bartender, until I Googled it.
Sadly, I think you may have mistaken me for a person of intelligence. A controversial, surreal satire once banned by the Soviet authorities and translated from the original Russian, is not, generally speaking, the sort of thing you will find on my bookshelf. The 'Beano Summer Special' is much more likely. :-)
Thank you for the question and so sorry to be a disappointment to you. :-)

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