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As the turbulent years following the Russian revolution of 1917 settle down into a new Soviet reality, the brilliant and eccentric zoologist Persikov discovers an amazing ray that drastically increases the size and reproductive rate of living organisms. At the same time, a mysterious plague wipes out all the chickens in the Soviet republics. The government expropriates Persikov's untested invention in order to rebuild the poultry industry, but a horrible mix-up quickly leads to a disaster that could threaten the entire world.This H. G. Wells-inspired novel by the legendary Mikhail Bulgakov is the only one of his larger works to have been published in its entirety during the author's lifetime. A poignant work of social science fiction and a brilliant satire on the Soviet revolution, it can now be enjoyed by English-speaking audiences through this accurate new translation.Includes annotations and afterword.
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Hesperus Modern Voices: The Fatal Eggs, Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov, Doris May Lessing, Tuğba Bolat, Hugh A. Aplin
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2005
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Éditeur
- Hesperus Press
- Publié
- 2005
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 104
- ISBN10
- 1843914115
- ISBN13
- 9781843914112
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Science-fiction, Classiques, Russie, Cadeaux pour les messieurs, Littérature russe, Union Soviétique
- Première publication
- 1925
- Titre original
- Роковые яйца (Rokovyje jajca)
- Évaluation
- 3,8 sur 5
- Description
- As the turbulent years following the Russian revolution of 1917 settle down into a new Soviet reality, the brilliant and eccentric zoologist Persikov discovers an amazing ray that drastically increases the size and reproductive rate of living organisms. At the same time, a mysterious plague wipes out all the chickens in the Soviet republics. The government expropriates Persikov's untested invention in order to rebuild the poultry industry, but a horrible mix-up quickly leads to a disaster that could threaten the entire world.This H. G. Wells-inspired novel by the legendary Mikhail Bulgakov is the only one of his larger works to have been published in its entirety during the author's lifetime. A poignant work of social science fiction and a brilliant satire on the Soviet revolution, it can now be enjoyed by English-speaking audiences through this accurate new translation.Includes annotations and afterword.