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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 fet out of hand... 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 on the consequence of the abuse of power and knowledge.
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The Fatal Eggs, Michail Bulgakow
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- The Fatal Eggs
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michail Bulgakow
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 142
- ISBN10
- 1847493718
- ISBN13
- 9781847493712
- Series
- First published
- 1925
- Original title
- Роковые яйца (Rokovyje jajca)
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- 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 fet out of hand... 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 on the consequence of the abuse of power and knowledge.