Monday Begins on Saturday
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"Monday Begins on Saturday" is a satirical Soviet science fantasy novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that humorously explores scientific research and bureaucracy through the lens of a magical research institute.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monday Begins on Saturday canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ science fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author |
Arkady Strugatsky
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Boris Strugatsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
ethics of scientific inquiry
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intersection of magic and science ⓘ satire of bureaucracy ⓘ satire of scientific research ⓘ |
| containsElement |
bureaucratic absurdity
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mythological creatures ⓘ talking animals ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| fictionalInstitution | Research Institute of Sorcery and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine serialization ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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science fantasy ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tale of the Troika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Chinese
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Czech ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Polish ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| influenced | later Russian science fiction satire ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Soviet science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sasha Privalov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Amvrosy Mideastovich Vybegallo
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Janus Poluektovich Nevstruev NERFINISHED ⓘ Vybegallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Noon Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | programmer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Soviet publishing houses ⓘ |
| setting |
Research Institute of Sorcery and Wizardry
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late Soviet era ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Soviet saying about scientists working enthusiastically ⓘ |
| workChronology | precedes Tale of the Troika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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