more photos (4)

Lazar Lagin’s Followers (2)

Lazar Lagin

Genre

Children's & Young Adult, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

edit data

Lazar Yosifovych Lagin (Лазарь Иосифович Лагин) was the pen name of Lazar Ginzburg (4 December 1903, Vitebsk – 4 June 1979, Moscow). He was a Soviet author of children's and science fiction books.

Lagin is best known for his book Starik Hottabych (Старик Хоттабыч, Old Man Hottabych, 1937), a fairy tale telling the story of a genie who is freed from captivity by a Soviet schoolboy. The genie, as is to be expected, has some trouble in adapting to modern life values and technological development.

Lagin's science fiction novels are set in imaginary Western "Capitalist" countries and satirize misuse of scientific inventions in bourgeois society. His novella Major Well Andyou (Майор Велл Эндъю) is a satiric sequel to H. G. Wells' The War of the Wo ...more

Combine Editions
Lazar Lagin’s books

Average rating: 4.08 · 1,614 ratings · 69 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Old Genie Hottabych 4.08 avg rating — 1,584 ratings — published 1938 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Патент «АВ» 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1947 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Голубой человек by Lazar Lagin, Лазарь Иосифович Лагин 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Остров Разочарования by Lazar Lagin, Лазарь Иосифович Лагин 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Genie Hottabych in Vietnamese 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Броненосец "Анюта" really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Старик Хоттабыч. Патент "АВ". Остров Разочарования by Lazar Lagin, Лазарь Лагин it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Genie Hottabych : a Story of Make-Believe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	patent av by Lazar Lagin, lco014000 (Adapter), international_edition (Technical Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Lazar Lagin…

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Lazar to Goodreads.

Lazar Lagin’s Followers (2)

Lazar Lagin

Combine EditionsLazar Lagin’s books

Combine Editions
Lazar Lagin’s books