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Jan 27, 2017 · Extract. “The Fatal Eggs,” written in 1924 and published in early 1925, was the first of Bulgakov's works to attract widespread attention—and a storm of controversy. Recipient of a few positive reviews as well as uniformly enthusiastic praise—privately expressed—from writers and editors, the novella was also the object of virulent ...
Jan Vanhellemont Klein Begijnhof 6 B-3000 Leuven. +3216583866 +32475260793 Mikhail Bulgakov. The Fatal Eggs. Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) was born in Kiev into the family of a teacher at a religious academy, endured the hardships of wars and revolutions, starved, became a playwright for the country's finest theatre, knew fame, persecution ...
May 6, 2024 · Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online. Professor Vladimir Ipatievich Persikov, fifty-eight, known for his bald head and croaking voice, wore small glasses in silver frames. His wife departed after being disgusted by his frogs, tied to Zimin's Opera House in 1913.
View: 479. DOWNLOAD NOW ». 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 of the consequences of the abuse of power and knowledge. Professor Persikov, an eccentric zoologist, stumbles upon a new light ...
The Fatal Eggs is a science fiction novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, published in the mid-1920s when Russia was recovering from the Civil War and Stalin was beginning to consolidate his power. The novel reads like a 1950s B-movie. When Professor Persikov discovers a red ray in his laboratory that can massively increase growth in cells, the Soviet ...
The Fatal Eggs was written early in his career by Mikhail Bulgakov, the author of the much more famous book The Master and Margarita. Later, Bulgakov wrote Heart of a Dog, which is similar to The Fatal Eggs but much funnier. Both The Fatal Eggs and Heart of a Dog are about a loner scientist who experiments with "life" and gets unexpected results.
- Mikhail Bulgakov
Apr 1, 2010 · This is an enjoyable short novel of 100 pages by Mikhail Bulgakov. It is in the science-fiction/horror genre, set in the early days of the Soviet Union. An interesting 40-page article follows it, on the life and writings of the author. The plotting and characterisation are straightforward.
- Mikhail Bulgakov
