Lame Fate Ugly Swans

Never before translated into English Lame Fate is the firstperson account of middleaged author Felix Sorokin. When the Soviet Writers Union asks him to submit a writing sample to a newfangled machine that can supposedly evaluate the objective value of any literary work he faces a dilemma. Should he present something establishmentapproved but middling or risk sharing his unpublished masterpiece which has languished in his desk drawer for years Sorokins masterwork is Ugly Swans previously publi