{"product_id":"the-snail-on-the-slope-paperback","title":"The Snail on the Slope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArkady Strugatsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBoris Strugatsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOlena Bormashenko\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Snail on the Slope is a neglected masterpiece by Russian science fiction greats Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, who thought of it as ther \"most complete and important work.\" now, in a stunning translation, this tour de force is ready to be introduced to a new generation of American readers. The novel takes place in two worlds. One is the Administration, an institution run by a surreal, Kafkaesque bureaucracy whose aim is to govern the forest below. The other is the Forest, a place of fear, weird creatures, primitive but garrulous people, and violence. Peretz, who works at the Administration, wants to visit the Forest. Candide crashed in the Forest years ago and wants to return to the Administration. Their journeys are surprising and bizarre, and readers are left to puzzle out the mysteries of these foreign environments. Brilliant, enigmatic, and revelatory, \u003ci\u003eThe Snail on the Slope\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the greatest literary works to come out of Soviet Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArkady\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-1991) and \u003cb\u003eBoris\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2012) \u003cb\u003eStrugatsky\u003c\/b\u003e were the most famous and popular Russian writers of science fiction, with over 25 novels and novellas to their names, including \u003ci\u003eRoadside Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Doomed City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHard to Be a God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inhabited Island\u003c\/i\u003e. Their books have been widely translated and made into a number of films. \u003cb\u003eOlena Bormashenko\u003c\/b\u003e has been acclaimed for her translations of the Strugatskys' \u003ci\u003eRoadside Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard to Be a God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770659504416,"sku":"9781613737545","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/32df1137981adc16813f74d235962d06.webp?v=1780376640","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-snail-on-the-slope-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}