Should one read Faust before reading The Master and Margarita?

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Should one read Faust before reading The Master and Margarita? 2016-06-27 08:26:23 Post No. 8212341
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Should one read Faust before reading The Master and Margarita? Anonymous 2016-06-27 08:26:23 Post No. 8212341 [Report]

I'm going on holiday and have been considering taking The Master and Margarita with me, but I haven't read Faust yet.

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 08:29:46 Post No.8212350
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 08:29:46 Post No.8212350 [Report]

have you learned russian and german first?

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 08:31:26 Post No.8212352
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 08:31:26 Post No.8212352 [Report]

>>8212350
I know some german and my native language is slavic, but I guess my answer is no. Why?

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 09:22:38 Post No.8212425
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 09:22:38 Post No.8212425 [Report]

>>8212352
Because he loves the smell of his own farts

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 12:46:42 Post No.8212702
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 12:46:42 Post No.8212702 [Report]

You'll miss the Faust references but it won't damage the plot or enjoyment of it. Some annotated versions point out the Faust references too (like when Woland is first introduced, they'll point out it's a variant of one of Faust's character names)

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 15:32:02 Post No.8212988
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 15:32:02 Post No.8212988 [Report]

>>8212702
thank you very much