This is the last major novel by the American classic Herman Melville (novels “Moby Dick”, “Redburn”, “Mardi”, etc.), translated into Russian for the first time in 160 years. The plot of the novel is as follows: Satan, for fun, appears under the guise of swindlers and philosophers, who in turn pose as altruists and enthusiasts. According to literary scholars, “The Tempter: His Masquerade” (literal translation of the title) read by Bulgakov definitely became the prototype of the novel “The Master and Margarita.” For sophisticated readers.