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The Fatal Eggs
Full title: | The Fatal Eggs |
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ISBN: | 9780981269528 |
ISBN 10: | 0981269524 |
Authors: | BULGAKOV, Mikhail. |
Publisher: | Translit Publishing |
Num. pages: | 110 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2010 |
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Synopsis
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.