We Rolled Your Sun

23 hrs. 9 min.

Language Russian

Author Evgeny Lukin

Narrator Ilya Dementyev

Description

In Russia, poets play a special role, and this is often mentioned by quoting Yevgeny Yevtushenko. However, fantasy writers are not always given the same attention—which seems unfair. Among science fiction authors there are those whose influence goes beyond their genre. Names like Ivan Yefremov, the Strugatsky brothers, Vladislav Krapivin, Kir Bulychev, Boris Shtern, Mikhail Uspensky, and, without a doubt, Yevgeny Lukin. For Lukin, science fiction is a tool that helps reveal hidden details of the world, much like Leskov uses a “small microscope” to find a key next to a flea. His works bring readers joy through the quality of the prose and the pleasure of a unique atmosphere, where characters seem to come alive as in Gogol or Saltykov-Shchedrin—and even the cat Behemoth slips between the lines.

Lukin has gathered an impressive number of awards—listing them all is hard, because there are more than a hundred. Among them are prestigious prizes such as "Aelita", "The Wanderer", "The Bronze Snail", "ABS Award", and others. He even received the "Golden Calf" award from "Literary Gazette" for his ironic poems. In 2015, he was granted the title of Grandmaster of European science fiction.