Finishing off #TheSnailOnTheSlope by the #StrugatskyBrothers.

The Afterword is a wonderful view into their writing of the book and their books more widely - or at least some of them.
And how the book was formed over the years is quite a story.

Their #NoonUniverse is mentioned, with #HomoLudens' place in it described.

#ScienceFiction #SciFi

Anyone up for discussing the following?

"A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of bitter truths".

From #TheSnailOnTheSlope by the #StrugatskyBrothers, translated by #OlenaBormashenko.

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