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Fatal Eggs
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Fatal Eggs
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
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Translated by Roger Cockrell
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:160 | Dimensions(mm): Height 133,Width 200 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781847493712
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Classifications | Dewey:891.7342 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Alma Classics
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Publication Date |
17 July 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 -
Author Biography
Russian novelist and dramatist Mikhail Bulgakov (1891--1940) is one of the foremost satirists of the twentieth century and most famous for The Master and Margarita.
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