– By the authors of the books 'Roadside Picnic', 'Prisoners of Power' and 'Monday Begins on Saturday'.
– Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are the central figures in Soviet science fiction; their work had an enormous influence on all subsequent development of the genre in our country.
– Edition in the 'Exclusive Classics (The Best)' series — with recognizable design, hardcover, quality paper and a ribbon bookmark.
Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky
He was born on August 28, 1925, in Batumi, where his father, Natan Zalmanovich Strugatsky, worked as editor of the newspaper Trudovoy Adjaristan. His mother, Aleksandra Ivanovna Litvitcheva (1901–1981), was a teacher and taught literature.
During the Great Patriotic War, the Strugatsky family was trapped in besieged Leningrad. In January 1942, his father, Natan Zalmanovich Strugatsky, and Arkady were evacuated via the “Road of Life” across Lake Ladoga, while his mother remained in the city with the ill Boris.…
