The Fatal Eggs

Mikhail Bulgakov, Doris Lessing, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков

Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
3.77 · 33 ratings · 116 pages · Published: 1923
The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov, Doris Lessing, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков
As the turbulent years following the Russian revolution of 1917 settle down into a new Soviet reality, the brilliant and eccentric zoologist Persikov discovers an amazing ray that drastically increases the size and reproductive rate of living organisms. At the same time, a mysterious plague wipes out all the chickens in the Soviet republics. The government expropriates Persikov's untested invention in order to rebuild the poultry industry, but a horrible mix-up quickly leads to a disaster that could threaten the entire world.

This H. G. Wells-inspired novel by the legendary Mikhail Bulgakov is the only one of his larger works to have been published in its entirety during the author's lifetime. A poignant work of social science fiction and a brilliant satire on the Soviet revolution, it can now be enjoyed by English-speaking audiences through this accurate new translation.

Includes annotations and afterword.
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