The Snail on the Slope
By Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky
Translated by Olena Bormashenko
Afterword by Boris Strugatsky
Read by Chris Andrew Ciulla
Unabridged
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781538515143
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ISBN: 9781538515136
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ISBN: 9781538515150
| Runtime: | 9.59 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Science Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The Snail on the Slope takes place in two distinct worlds. One is the Administration, an institution run by a surreal, Kafkaesque bureaucracy whose aim is to govern the forest below. The other is the Forest, a place of fear, weird creatures, primitive people, and violence. Peretz, who works at the Administration, wants to visit the Forest. Candide crashed in the Forest years ago and wants to return to the Administration.
Their journeys are surprising and strange, and listeners are left to puzzle out the mysteries of these foreign environments. The Strugatskys themselves called The Snail on the Slope “the most perfect and the most valuable of our works.”
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Arkady Strugatsky
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky were famous and popular Russian writers of science fiction, authors of more twenty-five novels and novellas, including Roadside Picnic, Hard to Be a God, The Doomed City, The Inhabited Island, The Snail on the Slope, The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn, and Definitely Maybe. Their books have been widely translated and made into a number of films.
Author Bio: Boris Strugatsky
Boris Strugatsky (1933–2012) worked as an astronomer and computer engineer until 1966, when he became a full-time writer. Along with his brother, Arkady, he is one of the most famous and popular Russian writers of science fiction. Together they wrote twenty-five novels and novellas, and their books have been widely translated and made into a number of films.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Science Fiction |
| Runtime: | 9.59 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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