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Понедельник начинается в субботу
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One of the best books I've ever read. I keep rereading it from time to time when I need a chuckle at the foolishness of life, or when I am too stressed with exams and research papers for my own good.
The Brothers Strugatsky managed to satirise everything under the sun: Academic research, communist optimism, science-fiction (and especially science-fiction authors), academia, and on and on.
The book might prove a touch impenetrable for the foreign language (English or otherwise) reader, due to its reliance, especially in the first part, on Russian folk tales. But this is hardly a problem that cannot be overcome with a measure of footnotes and creative extrapolation.
The Brothers Strugatsky managed to satirise everything under the sun: Academic research, communist optimism, science-fiction (and especially science-fiction authors), academia, and on and on.
The book might prove a touch impenetrable for the foreign language (English or otherwise) reader, due to its reliance, especially in the first part, on Russian folk tales. But this is hardly a problem that cannot be overcome with a measure of footnotes and creative extrapolation.
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February 16, 2012
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February 16, 2012
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February 16, 2012
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science-fiction
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Joselito Honestly
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Feb 17, 2012 01:20AM
Does it have an English version? What does the title say in English?
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It does indeed have an English version. The title is Monday Begins on Saturday.
The title is explained in the story. It is a bit strange, but this is, after all, a science-fantasy book.
