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   Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 28-Jul-2025 05:19:06 JST Kim Scheinberg

   Weird question for the book people

   If you have read The Master and Margarita, which cover is most recognizable to you: white, green, or red?

   To be clear, I'm asking about English translation, not the original Russian. Thanks.

   #books #bookstodon

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     Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 28-Jul-2025 05:43:14 JST Kim Scheinberg

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     • tools for commensality 🧿

     @inquiline
     I believe the white cover was the very first US printing. When googling 'first edition' and getting hits from rare booksellers, that's what comes up

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     tools for commensality 🧿 (inquiline@assemblag.es)'s status on Monday, 28-Jul-2025 05:43:15 JST tools for commensality 🧿

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     @kims green and red equally; I don't think i've seen the white ever

     *edited because i can't type or see or think

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     Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 28-Jul-2025 07:17:04 JST Kim Scheinberg

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     • Jon Williams

     @shovemedia
     I'm trying to identify which version someone my age (57) would have read between, say, 1990-2010.

     That's why I didn't include the more recent 50th anniversary edition although that is a gorgeous cover

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     Jon Williams (shovemedia@triangletoot.party)'s status on Monday, 28-Jul-2025 07:17:06 JST Jon Williams

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     @kims