Snail on the Slope

One of the most mysterious and provocative works by the Strugatsky brothers, published in parts - in 1966 and 1968, after which it was banned and reached the reader in full only in 1988.
A department created for the study and mastering of the Forest.
The Forest resists any attempts to invade its secrets.
Pepper and Candidate - scientists challenging the elemental forces, but differing in their understanding of the issues facing humanity.
A bureaucratic system, unstable and monumental at the same time, ruthlessly grinding both natural resources and human destinies in its mill.
A book that combines the features of dystopia and parable, uncompromising and captivating, like life itself…