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Monday Starts on Saturday
Arkady Strugatsky
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Description for Monday Starts on Saturday
Paperback. A brilliant and incisive satire of the Soviet pseudo-science research of the Cold War, with a new introduction by Adam Roberts. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
When young programmer Alexander Ivanovich Privalov picks up two hitchhikers while driving in Karelia, he is drawn into the mysterious world of the National Institute for the Technology of Witchcraft and Thaumaturgy, where research into magic is serious business.
And where science, sorcery and socialism meet, can chaos be far behind?
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Weight
244g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473202214
SKU
V9781473202214
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Ref
99-10
About Arkady Strugatsky
Arkady Strugatsky (1925-1991) and Boris Strugatsky (1931-2012) Arkady and Boris Strugatsky began to collaborate in the early 1950s after Arkady had studied English and Japanese and worked as a technical translator and editor, and Boris was a computer mathematician at Pulkova astronomical observatory. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction describes them as 'the best Soviet SF writers' and ... Read more
Reviews for Monday Starts on Saturday
The best Soviet SF writers - THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION Folktale motifs are masterfully updated to embody in a dark picaresque the black and white Magic of modern alienated science and society - Encyclopedia of Science Fiction