Belyaev s works are charged with a certain ideological straightness among the most popular are. Belyaevs best known books include professor dowells head, amphibian man, ariel, and the air seller. Head of professor dowell belyaev in brief summary essay. Titles without publisher data have not been traced, and may not have been published in book. Belyaevs best known books include professor dowells head, amphibian man. Also on display at lenfilm studios in st petersburg. The biography belyaev alexander romanovich 18841942 belyaev alexander romanovich. Alexander romanovich belyaev 1884 1942 was a soviet russian writer of science fiction. Belyaev 18841942 entitled professor dowells head, about experiments to keep a head alive without the rest of the body. The entire scientific world mourned the loss of professor d. One jump was from too great a height and resulted in a spinal injury. Oct 15, 2012 alexander romanovich belyaev 1884 1942 is a russiansoviet adventure and science fiction writer. The amphibian will throw you back to a time when skin and deepsea diving. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the head of professor dowell.
Alexander belayev project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Over the years the work he had written seventeen novels and dozens of short. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Alexander belyaev read the authors books online bookmate. The head of professor dowell english 2012 as by alexander belyaev. In 1924 in moscow, belyaev began a serious literary activity. This is a very strange question, because even the 19th century is considered the golden age of russian culture, but the 20th century is considered very important and is called the silver age of. The head of professor dowell alexander belyaev, pubright manuscript.
A novel by alexander beliaev although professor kern makes marie laurent swear to absolute secrecy regarding her experiments, marie struggles to bring the mad scientist to justice when she discovers and develops a friendship with the disembodied, stillalive head of professor dowell. R alexander romanovich belyaev was born on march 16, 1884 in smolensk. Amphibian man as a film adaptaion it was among the most admired movies of ussr professor dowells head. If searched for a ebook by alexander belayev the amphibian in pdf format, then you have come on to. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Alexander romanovich belyaev, selected sciencefiction works. In 1901 he graduated from the seminary, but, being an atheist, he had no desire to become a priest. And from that moment the works of alexander belyaev massively appear in. Alexander belyaev works and biography of a science. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in russian science fiction, often referred to as russias. A novel by alexander beliaev although professor kern makes marie laurent swear to absolute secrecy regarding her experiments, marie struggles to bring the mad scientist to justice when she discovers. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Biography belyaev alexander romanovich 18841942 belyaev alexander romanovich 1884 1942, the prose writer. From 1931 he lived in leningrad with his wife and oldest daughter. Over the years the work he had written seventeen novels and dozens of short stories and novellas in the science fiction genre. Aug 11, 2017 this is a very strange question, because even the 19th century is considered the golden age of russian culture, but the 20th century is considered very important and is called the silver age of russian culture. Summary head of professor dowell belyaev ar belyaev head of professor dowell marie laurent, a young doctor, receives an offer to go to work in the laboratory of professor kern. Alexander romanovich belyaev 1884 1942 is a russiansoviet adventure and science fiction writer. Professor dowells head is now kept alive and used by dr. Alexander romanovich belyayev 18931942 called the russian jules verne and the founder of soviet science fiction literature. The head of professor dowell by alexander belyaev nook book. Why doesnt russia produce literature of the quality it did. Why doesnt russia produce literature of the quality it. Professor dowells head by alexander belyaev goodreads. Titles without publisher data have not been traced, and may not have been published in book form.
And from that moment the works of alexander belyaev massively appear in the wellknown at that time magazines the world pathfinder, knowledge is power and around the world. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. As a child, he dreamed of wingless flight and liked to jump from roofs. Professor dowells head, the amphibian, a visitor from outer space. Professor dowells head, 1925 is about a surgeon who learns how to reanimate dead peoples heads. See more ideas about books, childhood and book worms. I griboedov book aleksandr beljaev by zeev barsella. The head of professor dowell paperback october 15, 2012 by alexander belyaev author visit amazons alexander belyaev page. Professor dowells head english and russian edition.
Belyaevs works are charged with a certain ideological straightness among the most popular are. Professor dowells head by alexander romanovich belyaev. His desire to write books that would not only entertain but also educate his readers quickly earned him a nickname of russian jules verne. The air seller, professor dowells head, amphibian man, ariel alexander romanovich belyaev russian. In 1925 his first novel, professor dowells head was. Alexander romanovich belyaev was born on march 16, 1884 in smolensk.
Book professor dowells head, 1925, paperback cover. Russia 1884 1942 the amphibian 1959 professor dowells head 1980 the struggle in space. Professor dowells head english 1980 as by alexander beliaev translation. Belyaev lived in moscow until 1928 and during this time he wrote several novels. Professor dowells head english and russian edition beliaev, alexander on. In 1924 the newspaper gudok publishes the story the head of professor dowell. Evil professor kern has murdered his mentor, professor dowell, but he has kept the professor s severed head alive in the laboratory, using the dowell head s. Abramov, alexander 19001985 and sergei 1944 russian authors of the sf adventure novel horsemen from nowhere trans george yankovsky 1969 moscow. Professor dowells head 1937 and the amphibian are the ones most known to the anglophone world but if you go onto book discussion sites you will find that belyaev still commands a reading public outside of that, and his other books remain popular too. The head of professor dowell kindle edition by belyaev, alexander, manuscript services, pubright, k. Having dedicated much of his life to the study of science, medicine and technology, he strove to create books that not only entertained but also educated his readers. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Professor dowell s head, a story, 1925 and a novel with the same name, 1937. Alexander belyaev works and biography of a science fiction. Belyaevs creativity contributed greatly in the development of soviet science fiction. December 1941january 1942 6 january 1942 has been given works. A later novel is journey across three worlds trans gladys evans with other stories as coll 1973 moscow. The amphibian by alexander belayev the amphibian by alexander belayev requirements. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in russian science fiction, often referred to as russias jules verne. Professor dowell s head is now kept alive and used by dr. Alexandr belyaev march 16, 1884 january 6, 1942, soviet. Alexander romanovich belyaev was a soviet russian writer of science fiction. His science fiction stories were published mostly in magazines. About the author alexander romanovich belyaev 1884 1946is a russiansoviet science fiction and adventure writer. Belyaev s creativity contributed greatly in the development of soviet science fiction. The head of professor dowell by alexander belyaev nook.