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The Molecular Cafe
Contents:
The Molecular Cafe - shortstory by Ilya Varshavsky
Wanderers and Travellers - shortstory by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Crabs on the Island - shortstory by Anatoly Dnieprov
The Secret of Homer - shortstory by Alexander Poleshchuk
I'm Going to Meet My Brother - novelette by Vladislav Krapivin
Goodby, Martian! - shortstory by Romain Yarov
The Black Pillar - novel by Isai Lukodianov and Yevgeny Voiskunsky
The Molecular Cafe - shortstory by Ilya Varshavsky
Wanderers and Travellers - shortstory by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Crabs on the Island - shortstory by Anatoly Dnieprov
The Secret of Homer - shortstory by Alexander Poleshchuk
I'm Going to Meet My Brother - novelette by Vladislav Krapivin
Goodby, Martian! - shortstory by Romain Yarov
The Black Pillar - novel by Isai Lukodianov and Yevgeny Voiskunsky
279 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1968
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About the author
Arkady Strugatsky
514 books1,885 followersThe brothers Arkady Strugatsky [Russian: Аркадий Стругацкий] and Boris Strugatsky [Russian: Борис Стругацкий] were Soviet-Russian science fiction authors who collaborated through most of their careers.
Arkady Strugatsky was born 25 August 1925 in Batumi; the family later moved to Leningrad. In January 1942, Arkady and his father were evacuated from the Siege of Leningrad, but Arkady was the only survivor in his train car; his father died upon reaching Vologda. Arkady was drafted into the Soviet army in 1943. He trained first at the artillery school in Aktyubinsk and later at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow, from which he graduated in 1949 as an interpreter of English and Japanese. He worked as a teacher and interpreter for the military until 1955. In 1955, he began working as an editor and writer.
In 1958, he began collaborating with his brother Boris, a collaboration that lasted until Arkady's death on 12 October 1991. Arkady Strugatsky became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers in 1964. In addition to his own writing, he translated Japanese language short stories and novels, as well as some English works with his brother.
Source: Wikipedia
Arkady Strugatsky was born 25 August 1925 in Batumi; the family later moved to Leningrad. In January 1942, Arkady and his father were evacuated from the Siege of Leningrad, but Arkady was the only survivor in his train car; his father died upon reaching Vologda. Arkady was drafted into the Soviet army in 1943. He trained first at the artillery school in Aktyubinsk and later at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow, from which he graduated in 1949 as an interpreter of English and Japanese. He worked as a teacher and interpreter for the military until 1955. In 1955, he began working as an editor and writer.
In 1958, he began collaborating with his brother Boris, a collaboration that lasted until Arkady's death on 12 October 1991. Arkady Strugatsky became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers in 1964. In addition to his own writing, he translated Japanese language short stories and novels, as well as some English works with his brother.
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February 3, 2023
Me encantan estas antologías soviéticas del siglo pasado. A pesar de la propaganda comunista que subyace en todos los relatos, se pueden leer geniales singularidades de ficción científica, una visión diferente respecto a la clásica ciencia ficción anglosajona de la misma época.
El plato distintivo de este volumen es "La columna negra" de Evgeni Voiskunski e Isa Lukodianov, novela corta sobre experimentos en las entrañas de la Tierra, con consecuencias insospechadas para todos. Muy entretenida.
También destacan "El misterio de Homero" de Alexander Poleschuk, "Los cangrejos andan por la isla" de Anatoli Dneprov, (ya clásico de la ficción mecanicista), y los infaltables hermanos Strugatsky con el relato "....de los caminantes y viajeros", en su típica veta humanista extravagante.
El plato distintivo de este volumen es "La columna negra" de Evgeni Voiskunski e Isa Lukodianov, novela corta sobre experimentos en las entrañas de la Tierra, con consecuencias insospechadas para todos. Muy entretenida.
También destacan "El misterio de Homero" de Alexander Poleschuk, "Los cangrejos andan por la isla" de Anatoli Dneprov, (ya clásico de la ficción mecanicista), y los infaltables hermanos Strugatsky con el relato "....de los caminantes y viajeros", en su típica veta humanista extravagante.
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April 23, 2025"The Molecular Café: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: A dream of the future always seems to be a nightmare.
"Wanderers and Travellers": ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: What's good for the septapod is good for the idioticus.
"Crabs (Walk) on the Island": Reviewed separately.
"Goodby(e), Martian": ⭐️⭐️⭐️: It must have been a hempstack.
"Wanderers and Travellers": ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: What's good for the septapod is good for the idioticus.
"Crabs (Walk) on the Island": Reviewed separately.
"Goodby(e), Martian": ⭐️⭐️⭐️: It must have been a hempstack.
May 5, 2015
Edición en español de relatos rusos de ciencia ficción.
son muy buenos, porque parecen básicos en un principio pero luego descubres que realmente es porque la complejida del relato pasa por otros lados. En especial, el relato largo La columna negra me interesó mucho.
son muy buenos, porque parecen básicos en un principio pero luego descubres que realmente es porque la complejida del relato pasa por otros lados. En especial, el relato largo La columna negra me interesó mucho.
October 18, 2011
This is a wonderful collection of short stories by writers from the Soviet Union.
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