Bulgakov, Mikhail  1891-1940 <br/><br/>
The fatal eggs 
/ Mikhail Bulgakov ; translated by Roger Cockrell 
 - Surrey, England : Alma Classics 2014. 
 - xiv, 142 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 142). 
<br/><br/> Professor Persikov, an eccentric zoologist, stumbles upon a new light ray that accelerates 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…<br/><br/>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 consequences of the abuse of power and knowledge. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847493712 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bulgakov, Mikhail 1891-1940 --Translations into English
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Russia--Fiction<br/>Russian fiction--Translations into English--History and criticism
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>READING IN ENGLISH 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Science fiction<br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Russian literature<br/>Literary classics
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PG3476.B78  / R5813