Monday Starts on Saturday

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
Cover of the book Monday Starts on Saturday by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky, Chicago Review Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky ISBN: 9781613739266
Publisher: Chicago Review Press Publication: October 1, 2017
Imprint: Chicago Review Press Language: English
Author: Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
ISBN: 9781613739266
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication: October 1, 2017
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Language: English

Sasha, a young computer programmer from Leningrad, is driving through the forests of Northwest Russia to meet up with some friends for a nature vacation. He picks up a couple of local hitchhikers, who persuade him to come work with them at the National Institute for the Technology of Witchcraft and Thaumaturgy, or NITWiT. The adventures Sasha has in the largely dysfunctional Institute involve all sorts of magical beings and devices—a wish-granting fish, a talking cat who can remember only the beginnings of stories, a sofa that translates fairy tales into reality, a motorcycle that can zoom into the imagined future, a hungry dog-size mosquito—along with a variety of wizards (including Merlin), vampires, and petty bureaucrats.
First published in Russia in 1964, Monday Starts on Saturday has become the most popular Strugatsky novel in the authors' homeland. Like the works of Gogol and Kafka, it tackles the nature of institutions—here focusing on one devoted to discovering and perfecting human happiness. By turns wildly imaginative, hilarious, and disturbing, Monday Starts on Saturday is a comic masterpiece by two of the world's greatest science fiction writers.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sasha, a young computer programmer from Leningrad, is driving through the forests of Northwest Russia to meet up with some friends for a nature vacation. He picks up a couple of local hitchhikers, who persuade him to come work with them at the National Institute for the Technology of Witchcraft and Thaumaturgy, or NITWiT. The adventures Sasha has in the largely dysfunctional Institute involve all sorts of magical beings and devices—a wish-granting fish, a talking cat who can remember only the beginnings of stories, a sofa that translates fairy tales into reality, a motorcycle that can zoom into the imagined future, a hungry dog-size mosquito—along with a variety of wizards (including Merlin), vampires, and petty bureaucrats.
First published in Russia in 1964, Monday Starts on Saturday has become the most popular Strugatsky novel in the authors' homeland. Like the works of Gogol and Kafka, it tackles the nature of institutions—here focusing on one devoted to discovering and perfecting human happiness. By turns wildly imaginative, hilarious, and disturbing, Monday Starts on Saturday is a comic masterpiece by two of the world's greatest science fiction writers.

More books from Chicago Review Press

Cover of the book In Praise of Angels by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book The Ice Cream Blonde by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Neal Cassady by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Devil's Sanctuary by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Art Is Fundamental by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Pittsburgh Cocaine Seven by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book But You Scared Me the Most by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Oddball Florida by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Flicker by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Our Supreme Court by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Engineering the City by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book The Weed Runners by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Outdoor Survival Skills by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Riding with Strangers by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
Cover of the book Such Is Death by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield, Adam Roberts, Boris Strugatsky
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy