{"product_id":"sf-masterworks-the-inhabited-island","title":"SF Masterworks: The Inhabited Island","description":"Product Description\n\nWhen Maxim Kammerer, a young space explorer from twenty-second-century Earth, crash-lands on an uncharted world, he thinks of himself as a latter-day Robinson Crusoe. Eager to establish first contact with the planet's humanlike inhabitants, he finds himself increasingly entangled in their primitive way of life. After his experiences in their nightmarish military, criminal justice, and mental health systems, Maxim begins to realize that his sojourn on this radioactive and war-scarred world will not be a walk in the park.\n\nThe Inhabited Island is one of the Strugatsky brothers' most popular and acclaimed novels, yet the only previous English-language edition (Prisoners of Power) was based on a version heavily censored by Soviet authorities. Now, in a sparkling new edition by award-winning translator Andrew Bromfield, this landmark novel can be newly appreciated by both longtime Strugatsky fans and new explorers of the Russian science fiction masters' astonishingly rich body of work.\n\nBook Description\n\nOne of Russian SF's most important novels, available uncensored for the first time, in a new translation by Andrew Bromfield.\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArkady Strugatsky (1925-1991) and Boris Strugatsky (1931-2012) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arkady and Boris Strugatsky began to collaborate in the early 1950s after Arkady had studied English and Japanese and worked as a technical translator and editor, and Boris was a computer mathematician at Pulkova astronomical observatory. The \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Science Fiction \u003c\/i\u003edescribes them as 'the best Soviet SF writers' and works such as \u003ci\u003eHard to be a God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDefinitely Maybe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Snail on the Slope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMonday Begins on Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e are powerful and poignant novels that continue to amaze and move readers. Andrei Tarkovsky's much admired film, \u003ci\u003eStalker\u003c\/i\u003e, was based on their most famous work, \u003ci\u003eRoadside Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead more at http:\/\/sf-encyclopedia.com\/entry\/strugatski_arkady\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003eArkady Strugatsky (1925-1991) and Boris Strugatsky (1931-2012) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arkady and Boris Strugatsky began to collaborate in the early 1950s after Arkady had studied English and Japanese and worked as a technical translator and editor, and Boris was a computer mathematician at Pulkova astronomical observatory. The \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eEncyclopedia of Science Fiction \u003c\/i\u003edescribes them as 'the best Soviet SF writers' and works such as \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eHard to be a God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eDefinitely Maybe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eThe Snail on the Slope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eMonday Begins on Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e are powerful and poignant novels that continue to amaze and move readers. Andrei Tarkovsky's much admired film, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eStalker\u003c\/i\u003e, was based on their most famous work, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eRoadside Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664598319189,"sku":"9781473232440N","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/2199f624-bc7f-4d2a-9d90-bfbfd7a9d135.jpg?v=1644299980","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/sf-masterworks-the-inhabited-island","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}