Monday Starts on Saturday by Arkady Strugatsky - ISBN: 9781473202214
Paperback
Magic, science, and socialism collide in a hilariously absurd Soviet institute.

$23.62

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    11 October 2016

Check Delivery Options

Summary

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?

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473202214
ISBN-10:1473202213
Author:Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:11 October 2016
Weight:227g
Dimensions:130mm x 200mm x 20mm
Series:S.F. Masterworks
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

About The Author

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 works such as Hard to be a God, Definitely Maybe, The Snail on the Slope and Monday Begins on Saturday are powerful and poignant novels that continue to amaze and move readers. Andrei Tarkovsky’s much admired film, Stalker, was based on their most famous work, Roadside Picnic.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.