Pkhentz (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Andrei Sinyavsky
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: Moscow
- Principal Characters: Andrei Kazimirovich Sushinsky, Leopold Sergeyevich, Veronica Grigorievna, Kostritskaya, A small Child
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Politics, Authors or writers, Extraterrestrial life, Space flight or travel, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, Survivalism, Science fiction, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: Moscow, Russia
The Story
“Pkhentz” is a fantastic tale of science fiction, describing the emotional experiences and survival techniques of an alien from another planet whose spaceship goes off course and crash-lands somewhere in Siberia. The alien is the sole survivor of the crash. In order to survive in a hostile environment, he disguises himself as a human being, assumes the alias Andrei Kazimirovich Sushinsky, and eventually obtains work as a bookkeeper in Moscow. Although the creature is vegetablelike, with numerous appendages, he manages to pass as human by strapping his extra...
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