{"product_id":"one-billion-years-to-the-end-of-the-world-arkady-strugatsky","title":"One Billion Years to the End of the World (Arkady Strugatsky)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  'A beautiful book' Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis mordantly funny and provocative tale from Soviet Russia's leading science fiction writers is the story of astrophysicist Dmitri Malianov. As he reaches a major breakthrough, he finds himself plagued by interruptions, from a mysterious crate of vodka to a glamorous woman on his doorstep. Is the Universe trying to tell him something?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'On putting down one of their books, you feel a cold breeze still lifting the hairs on the back of your neck' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArkady Strugatsky \u003c\/b\u003e(1925 - 1991) and \u003cb\u003eBoris Strugatsky \u003c\/b\u003e(1933 - 2012) are Russia's most acclaimed and popular science-fiction writers. Their unique style - at once hilarious and pitch black - encompassed a remarkable variety of different genres: from space opera to alien invasion, from locked-room mystery to dystopian apocalypse. While their initial output was uncritical of Soviet life, over time their work became much more subversive - science fiction being the perfect vehicle to hide their critiques from censors. In 1981 they shared the Aelita Award, Russia's most prestigious science-fiction prize.\n\u003cb\u003eArkady Strugatsky \u003c\/b\u003e(1925 - 1991) and \u003cb\u003eBoris Strugatsky \u003c\/b\u003e(1933 - 2012) are Russia's most acclaimed and popular science-fiction writers. Their unique style - at once hilarious and pitch black - encompassed a remarkable variety of different genres: from space opera to alien invasion, from locked-room mystery to dystopian apocalypse. While their initial output was uncritical of Soviet life, over time their work became much more subversive - science fiction being the perfect vehicle to hide their critiques from censors. In 1981 they shared the Aelita Award, Russia's most prestigious science-fiction prize.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 176 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65927315718493,"sku":"K087351358","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8735135800001A.jpg?v=1789474777","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/one-billion-years-to-the-end-of-the-world-arkady-strugatsky","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}