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Russian and East European Studies in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Culture

Apocalyptic Realism The Science Fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

YVONNE

HOWELL

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Russian and East European Studies in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Culture

Willis H. Truitt General Editor Vol. 1

PETER LANG New York • Washin~t()n, D.C.lBaitimore • San Francisco Bern • Frank furt am Mai n • Herl in· Vienna • Paris '-

Apocalyptic Realism

Yvonne Howell

Apocalyptic Realism The Science Fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

PETER LANG New York • Washington, D.C.lBaltirnore • San Francisco Bern • Frankfurt am Main • Berlin • Vienna • Paris

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. Yvonne. Apocalyptic realism: the science fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky I Yvonne Howell. p. cm. - (Russian and East European studies in aesthetics and the philosophy of culture: v. I) Includes bibliographical references and index. I. StrugatskiL Arkadi'i Natanovich-Criticism and interpretation. 2. Strugatskii. Boris Natanovich-Criticism and interpretation. 3. Science fict ion. Russian-History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series. 891. 73' 44-dc20 92-37988 PG3476.S7HH35Z69 1994 IS BN O-g204-1962-1 CIP ISSN 1065-9374

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Howell. Yvonne: Apocalyptic realism: the science fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky I Yvonne Howell. - New York: Bern: Berlin: Frankfurt/M.: Paris: \Vien: Lan!!. ~ 1994 (Russian and East European studies in aesthetics and the philosophy of culture: Vol. I) IS BN 0-8204-1962-1 NE: GT

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