The Doomed City - Softcover

Arkady Strugatsky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473222281 ISBN 13: 9781473222281

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, 2017

Synopsis

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About the Author:

Arkady Strugatsky (Author) 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. Read more at http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/strugatski_arkady Boris Strugatsky (Author) 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.

Review:

"This publication of The Doomed City reveals the Strugatsky's great lost masterwork, an allegorical nightmare metropolis fit for the special atlas that gives home to Kafka's Castle,  Charles Finney's The Unholy City, Rex Warner's Aerodrome, and a very select handful of others." —Jonathan Lethem

"This unsettling and intelligent novel's chief terror resides in its underlying ideas." —Publishers Weekly

"[A] thought-provoking read." —Kirkus Reviews

“A book that carries an Orwellian punch, and a crazed energy all its own.” —Nature

“Put The Doomed City in the bookcase next to 1984, Farenheight 451, Ultima Thule, and Ballard's Kingdom Come. If you aren't a Sci-Fi fan, it fits equally well alongside Animal Farm, Red Harvest, and Catch-22.” —The Huffington Post Canada 

“[Doomed City] will appeal to fans of both classic science fiction and Russian political history.” —Booklist Online

“The historical references are nuanced and poignant. And the conclusions, disturbing and beautiful in equal parts. It's the kind of book that will shake you to your core.” —Men's Journal Online

“Philosophical, dark, and mysterious, The Doomed City is yet another great Strugatsky creation.” —Tor.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1473222281
• ISBN 13: 9781473222281
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480