Snail On The Slope

Author : Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,Olena Bormashenko
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613737576

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Snail on the Slope by Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,Olena Bormashenko Pdf

The Snail on the Slope 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 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 strange, and readers are left to puzzle out the mysteries of these foreign environments. The Strugatskys themselves called The Snail on the Slope "the most complete and important" of their works.

Author : Аркадий Натанович Стругацкий,Борис Натанович Стругацкий
Publisher : Orion
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0575027959

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The Snail on the Slope by Аркадий Натанович Стругацкий,Борис Натанович Стругацкий Pdf

Author : Arkadii Strugaetiskii
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1613737564

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The Snail on the Slope by Arkadii Strugaetiskii Pdf

The Snail on the Slope 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 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 strange, and readers are left to puzzle out the mysteries of these foreign environments. The Strugatskys themselves called The Snail on the Slope "the most perfect and the most valuable of our works."

Author : Boris Strugatsky,Arkady Strugatsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0553131974

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The Snail on the Slope by Boris Strugatsky,Arkady Strugatsky Pdf

Author : Ian Campbell
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783030842086

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Science Fiction in Translation by Ian Campbell Pdf

Science Fiction in Translation: Perspectives on the Global Theory and Practice of Translation focuses on the process of translation and its implications. The volume explores the translation of works of science fiction (SF) from one language to another and the translation of SF tropes, terms, and ideas of SF theory into cultures outside the West. Providing a comprehensive examination of the state of translation into English, the essays consider how representative the body of translated work of SF is from the source language/culture. It also considers the social, political, and economic choices in selecting a work to translate. The book illustrates the dramatic growth both in SF production outside the Anglosphere, the translation of works from other languages into English, and the practice of translating English-language SF into other languages. Altogether, the essays map the theory, practice, and business of SF translation around the world.

Author : Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,Andrew Bromfield
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613736005

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The Inhabited Island by Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,Andrew Bromfield Pdf

When Maxim Kammerer, a young space explorer from twenty-second-century Earth, crash-lands on an uncharted world, he thinks of himself as a latter-day Robinson Crusoe. Eager to establish first contact with the planet's humanlike inhabitants, he finds himself increasingly entangled in their primitive way of life. After his experiences in their nightmarish military, criminal justice, and mental health systems, Maxim begins to realize that his sojourn on this radioactive and war-scarred world will not be a walk in the park. The Inhabited Island is one of the Strugatsky brothers' most popular and acclaimed novels, yet the only previous English-language edition (Prisoners of Power) was based on a version heavily censored by Soviet authorities. Now, in a sparkling new edition by award-winning translator Andrew Bromfield, this land-mark novel can be newly appreciated by both longtime Strugatsky fans and new explorers of the Russian science fiction masters' astonishingly rich body of work.

Author : Darko Suvin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1988-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781349081790

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Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction by Darko Suvin Pdf

Author : Arkady Strugatsky,Strugatsky Boris
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612192826

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Definitely Maybe by Arkady Strugatsky,Strugatsky Boris Pdf

In its first-ever unexpurgated edition, a sci-fi landmark that's a comic and suspenseful tour-de-force, and puts distraction in a whole new light: It's not you, it's the universe! Boris and Arkady Strugatsky were the greatest science fiction writers of the Soviet era: their books were intellectually provocative and riotously funny, full of boldly imagined scenarios and veiled—but clear—social criticism. Which may be why Definitely Maybe has never before been available in an uncensored edition, let alone in English. It tells the story of astrophysicist Dmitri Malianov, who has sent his wife and son off to her mother’s house in Odessa so that he can work, free from distractions, on the project he’s sure will win him the Nobel Prize. But he’d have an easier time making progress if he wasn’t being interrupted all the time: First, it’s the unexpected delivery of a crate of vodka and caviar. Then a beautiful young woman in an unnervingly short skirt shows up at his door. Then several of his friends—also scientists—drop by, saying they all felt they were on the verge of a major discovery when they got . . . distracted . . . Is there an ominous force that doesn’t want knowledge to progress? Or could it be something more . . . natural? In this nail-bitingly suspenseful book, the Strugatsky brothers bravely and brilliantly question authority: an authority that starts with crates of vodka, but has lightning bolts in store for humans who refuse to be cowed.

Author : Ruth Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1849392528

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Snail Trail by Ruth Brown Pdf

Slimy Snail takes a trip around the yard, overcoming different obstacles on the way.

Author : Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612194332

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The Dead Mountaineer's Inn by Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky Pdf

A hilarious spoof on the classic country-house murder mystery, from the Russian masters of sci-fi—never before translated When Inspector Peter Glebsky arrives at the remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in any police work. He’s there to ski, drink brandy, and loaf around in blissful solitude. But he hadn’t counted on the other vacationers, an eccentric bunch including a famous hypnotist, a physicist with a penchant for gymnastic feats, a sulky teenager of indeterminate gender, and the mysterious Mr. and Mrs. Moses. And as the chalet fills up, strange things start happening—things that seem to indicate the presence of another, unseen guest. Is there a ghost on the premises? A prankster? Something more sinister? And then an avalanche blocks the mountain pass, and they’re stuck. Which is just about when they find the corpse. Meaning that Glebksy’s vacation is over and he’s embarked on the most unusual investigation he’s ever been involved with. In fact, the further he looks into it, the more Glebsky realizes that the victim may not even be human. In this late novel from the legendary Russian sci-fi duo—here in its first-ever English translation—the Strugatskys gleefully upend the plot of many a Hercule Poirot mystery—and the result is much funnier, and much stranger, than anything Agatha Christie ever wrote.

Author : Frank Northen Magill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015017009815

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Masterplots II.: The seizure of power by Frank Northen Magill Pdf

Examines the themes, characters, plots, style, and technique of 347 works by authors from the non-English speaking countries of the world, including Poland, France, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, and Russia.

Author : Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,Hari Kunzru,Olena Bormashenko
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613748312

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Hard to Be a God by Arkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,Hari Kunzru,Olena Bormashenko Pdf

Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are widely known as the greatest Russian writers of science fiction, and their 1964 novel Hard to Be a God is considered one of the greatest of their works. It tells the story of Don Rumata, who is sent from Earth to the medieval kingdom of Arkanar with instructions to observe and to influence, but never to directly interfere. Masquerading as an arrogant nobleman, a dueler and a brawler, Don Rumata is never defeated but can never kill. With his doubt and compassion, and his deep love for a local girl named Kira, Rumata wants to save the kingdom from the machinations of Don Reba, the First Minister to the king. But given his orders, what role can he play? Hard to Be a God has inspired a computer role-playing game and two movies, including Aleksei German's long-awaited swan song. Yet until now the only English version (out of print for over thirty years) was based on a German translation, and was full of errors, infelicities, and misunderstandings. This new edition—translated by Olena Bormashenko, whose translation of the authors' Roadside Picnic has received widespread acclaim, and supplemented with a new foreword by Hari Kunzru and an afterword by Boris Strugatsky, both of which supply much-needed context—reintroduces one of the most profound Soviet-era novels to an eager audience.

Author : Lanney Sammons
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781480780057

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Guided Math Stretch: Representations of Patterns--At a Snail's Pace by Lanney Sammons Pdf

Engage your mathematics students at the beginning of class with this whole-class warm-up activity. This product features a step-by-step lesson, assessment information, and a snapshot of what the warm-up looks like in the classroom.

Author : Artie L. Metcalf,Richard A. Smartt
Publisher : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Pulmonata
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Land Snails of New Mexico by Artie L. Metcalf,Richard A. Smartt Pdf

Author : Rebecca Wingard-Nelson
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781464503634

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Problem Solving and Word Problem Smarts! by Rebecca Wingard-Nelson Pdf

Are you having trouble with math word problems or problem solving? Do you wish someone could explain how to approach word problems in a clear, simple way? From the different types of word problems to effective problem solving strategies, this book takes a step-by-step approach to teaching problem solving. This book is designed for students to use alone or with a tutor or parent, provides clear lessons with easy-to-learn techniques and plenty of examples. Whether you are looking to learn this information for the first time, on your own or with a tutor, or you would like to review some math skills, this book will be a great choice.