Name: Roadside Picnic
SKU: 8935408
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Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Strugatsky, Arkady ; Strugatsky, Boris ; Le Guin, Ursula K.
ISBN: 9781613743416

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Physical Book

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Publisher

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3x13.7x1.5 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN

1613743416

ISBN13

9781613743416

Synopsis "Roadside Picnic "

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products. But when he and his friend Kirill go into the Zone together to pick up a "full empty," something goes wrong. And the news he gets from his girlfriend upon his return makes it inevitable that he'll keep going back to the Zone, again and again, until he finds the answer to all his problems. First published in 1972, Roadside Picnic is still widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction novels, despite the fact that it has been out of print in the United States for almost thirty years. This authoritative new translation corrects many errors and omissions and has been supplemented with a foreword by Ursula K. Le Guin and a new afterword by Boris Strugatsky explaining the strange history of the novel's publication in Russia.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Ursula K. Le Guin (Berkeley, California, 1929-2018) was a key American author in fantasy literature and science fiction, known for her deep social and philosophical explorations in imaginary worlds. She particularly stood out for two major cycles: the fantasy saga Earthsea - which begins with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), a story of growth and magic - and the Hainish or Ekumen Cycle, which includes science fiction novels with strong social themes, such as The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and The Dispossessed (1974).

Her works address complex issues such as gender, politics, anarchism, and ecology, with a critical and humanist approach. She was awarded multiple prestigious prizes, including eight Hugos, six Nebulas, and twenty-two Locus, in addition to the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal. In 2003, she was named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and received the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature.

Le Guin left a literary legacy that combines brilliant imagination with deep reflection on the human condition and social justice, establishing herself as an essential voice in twentieth-century literature.

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Orietta Ramirez Wednesday, March 02, 2022
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Fue un regalo para mi hijo. Esta muy satisfecho Gracias
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Anna Soler Friday, October 17, 2025
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Els llibres de ciència ficció no són el meu fort però he de dir que els que he llegit, molt pocs, m han agradat. Vaig vere la pel lícula i em van agafar moltes ganes de llegir el llibre. M agraden els diàlegs i de què tracta. A més el vaig demanar en anglès per practicar la llengua i està escrit d una manera planera que et fa fàcil la lectura i et fa gaudir de les estones que passes amb ella.
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