Lame Fate Ugly Swans by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky was originally published (together) in 1989. I read an English translation by Maya Vinokour published in 2020.
Other Works Mentioned:
By Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Hard to be a God [ Ссылка ]
Monday Starts on Saturday [ Ссылка ]
The Snail on the Slope [ Ссылка ]
The Inhabited Island [ Ссылка ]
Roadside Picnic [ Ссылка ]
Definitely Maybe [ Ссылка ]
The Doomed City [ Ссылка ]
Also mentioned:
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
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