The Fatal Eggs And Other Soviet Satire
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Fatal Eggs
Author | : Mikhail Bulgakov |
Publisher | : Alma Books |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2014-05-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1847493939 |
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Set in 1928 but written four years earlier, during Stalin's rise to power, The Fatal Eggs is both an early piece of science fiction reminiscent of H.G. Wells and a biting, brilliant satire of the consequences of the abuse of power and knowledge. Professor Persikov, an eccentric zoologist, stumbles upon a new light ray that accelerates growth and reproduction rates in living organisms. In the wake of a plague that has decimated the country's poultry stocks, Persikov's discovery is exploited as a means to correct the problem. As foreign agents, the state and the Soviet media all seize upon the red ray, matters get out of hand -
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