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[prickvixen]

Currently reading an anthology(?) of two novellas by Russian siblings Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The novellas are Roadside Picnic and Tale of the TroikaThe context of this publication interests me as much as the content. The book came out in 1977, and is part of Macmillan's "Best of Soviet Science Fiction." The 1970s were the era of détente,

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[singedrac]

I haven't been employed for a while, but if I did that I'd probably get fired. (I was anyway)

However, my boss was from Lebanon so there's that too.

[ff00ff]

I did read a forward to Roadside Picnic by one of the Strugatskys which mentioned the struggle to get it published. It seems that the censors thought the story glorified capitalism and entrepreneurship. Even though its sort of a story about how capitalism sucks you dry and only gives weirdly tainted rewards.

[dumpsterskunk]

Six months ... I should complain, as I've let that much time, and sometimes more, go by in between posts on my own page. Hope you're all right, though.