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Title	:	The Snail on the Slope
Author	:	Arkady Strugatsky
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 243 pages
Published	:	August 1st 1983 by Bantam Books (first published 1966)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Cultural. Russia. Fiction. Fantasy

The Snail on the Slope

Arkady Strugatsky

Paperback | Pages: 243 pages

Rating: 3.97 | 2578 Users | 113 Reviews

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The Snail on the Slope takes place in two 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 readers 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.”

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Original Title:	Улитка на склоне
ISBN:	0553131974 (ISBN13: 9780553131970)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.97 From 2578 Users | 113 Reviews

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Eh... I don't know what to really say about this one.I get that it's trying to make an analogy of insane bureaucracy in soviet Russia, but I just don't find the story or writing that compelling.The two main characters, Pepper and Kandid, are on the two sides of this eternal struggle - one in the insanely bureaucratic Forest Directorate which seems to have something to do with the nearby alien forest (clearing, studying, destroying, keeping guard of, invading, all of the above?) and the other one

This is an English translation of a classic by Russian sci-fi writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Now I need to read more of their stuff, because this one is brilliant. The writers were raised in the Soviet Union, and the story is a serious, thorough critique of that era, hidden cleverly in science fiction metaphor. It's about the Administration, an overwhelming bureaucracy, and one poor dude who longs to escape it into The Forest. It's thoughtful, and leaves the reader with good stuff to chew

I shelved this one as "science-fiction" for no other reason than that I intend to do so with all books of the Strugatzky-bros. Only it reads more like a Kafka-Novel. A bit lengthy too. I must confess I was a little bit proud of having made it through the whole story (many years ago)fter finishing - hence only 3 stars.

In wilderness of vast unconquered wood, where nature still prevailsOut of reach, and not controlled by techno style civilizationLies land with strange, mysterious society of powerful females Who do not need the help of men and use Parthenogenesis for sexless procreation1. Memorable 52. Social Relevance 53. Informative 14. Originality 55. Thought Provoking 56. Expressiveness 57. Entertaining 58. Visualization 49. Sparks Emotion 510. Life Changing (Pivotal, crucial, determining, defining,

Kaffka and Burroughs meets sci-fi...

This is an English translation of a classic by Russian sci-fi writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Now I need to read more of their stuff, because this one is brilliant. The writers were raised in the Soviet Union, and the story is a serious, thorough critique of that era, hidden cleverly in science fiction metaphor. It's about the Administration, an overwhelming bureaucracy, and one poor dude who longs to escape it into The Forest. It's thoughtful, and leaves the reader with good stuff to chew

Incredible -- one of the most enigmatic books I've ever read yet one of the most compelling. A thoroughly unique, symbolism-heavy, mystifying page-turner. I've never read anything quite like it, even from these brilliant authors.