Rediscovered Classics
FICTION
256 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5
Formats: Trade Paper, PDF, Mobipocket, EPUB
Trade Paper, $16.95 (CA $19.95) (US $16.95)
Publication Date: June 2014
ISBN 9781613748282
Rights: US, CA & MX
Chicago Review Press (Jun 2014)
eBook Editions Available
Will it work on my eReader?Don Rumata has been sent from Earth to the medieval kingdom of Arkanar with instructions to observe and to save what he can. Masquerading as an arrogant nobleman, a dueler, and a brawler, he is never defeated, but yet he can never kill. With his doubt and compassion, and his deep love for a local girl named Kira, Rumata wants to save the kingdom from the machinations of Don Reba, the first minister to the king. But given his orders, what role can he play? This long overdue translation will reintroduce one of the most profound Soviet-era novels to an eager audience.
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky were famous and popular Russian writers of science fiction, with more than 25 novels and novellas to their names, including The Doomed City, The Inhabited Island, and Roadside Picnic. Their books have been widely translated and made into a number of films. Hari Kunzru is the author of several highly praised novels, including Gods Without Men and The Impressionist. Olena Bormashenko is the acclaimed translator of the Strugatskys’ Roadside Picnic.