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Fatal Eggs Paperback – International Edition, 1 August 2014

by Mikhail Bulgakov (Author), Roger Cockrell (Translator)

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"Some strange force was infusing them with the breath of life. Swarms of them were fighting each other for a place within the ray. They were multiplying at a frenzied (there is no other word for it) rate."

Professor Persikov, an eccentric zoologist, stumbles upon a new light ray that accellerates growth and reproduction rates in living organisms. In the wake of a plague that has decimated the country's poultry stocks, Persikov's discovery is exploited as a means to correct the problem. As foreign agents, the state and the Soviet media all seize upon the red ray, matters get out of hand.
Set in 1928 but written four years earlier, during Stalin's rise to power, The Fatal Eggs is both an early piece of science fiction reminiscent of H.G. Wells and a biting, brilliant satire on the consequence of the abuse of power and knowledge.

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The exuberance of it... has to enliven the reader, and make us laugh. -- Doris Lessing Bulgakov was not merely a brilliant observer of what was going on around him, but had an uncanny ability to pick out the particular manifestations of folly and discord which would set the tone of the era to follow. * The Guardian * Cockrell's self-effacing, fluent prose restores the elegant irony of the original, while rising to the challenge of Bulgakov's occasionally abstruse medical lexicon. * TLS *

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"Some strange force was infusing them with the breath of life. Swarms of them were fighting each other for a place within the ray. They were multiplying at a frenzied (there is no other word for it) rate."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alma Classics
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 August 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1847493718
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1847493712
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.14 x 19.69 cm

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Mikhaíl Afanasyevich Bulgakov (/bʊlˈɡɑːkəf/; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, pronounced [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf]; May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891 – March 10, 1940) was a Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.

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The Fate of Genius under Communism
Reviewed in India on 26 April 2020
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If a person like this existed in a different society, what would his fate be like?

What really stood out was that Persikov had zero celebrity status in the society in which he lived.

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Booksfilmsandstuff
Fantastic book
Reviewed in the United States on 9 March 2020
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You should read the afterward first in my opinion. Once you understand the full context of the metaphors bulgakov wad using this book will give you chills.

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Enrico Colombini
Bulgakov never lets you down
Reviewed in Italy on 17 December 2020
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A rare example of early Russian science fiction in H.G.Wells style (and well-masked poilitical satire) from a master. My only complaint is that the novel is too short. Oh well... would you like some eggs?

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carrosvoss
Brilliant inventor, brilliant invention, brilliantly bloody consequences!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2014
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If you've never read anything by Bulgakov try this one for starters. It's short, witty, simple but poignant. One-day (or in my case one-night) read. Even if, by the beginning of the end you know what went wrong, you still love it and laugh a lot. Leaving aside political background, satirical sub current ignored, it is a bloody good story (loads of blood). And it's almost hundred years old. Once you'll finish it, you'll buy Master and Margarita. Believe me.

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cheeseman
Short and to the point.
Reviewed in the United States on 3 June 2013
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This outwardly satirical sci-fi novel is as relevant today as it was in the post-revolutionary soviet union. From a greatly under appreciated and often suppressed author with ideas that were far ahead of his time, this is a must-read for fans of Tom Wolfe, Vonnegut and the like. Not quite as abstract as his better known, The Master and Margarita, this was a quick, fun read with a lot to say and even more to think about. Excellent! Bulgakov at his raw best. Read this book.

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