The Kid from Hell

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"The Kid from Hell" is a science fiction work by Arkady Strugatsky, co-written with his brother Boris, known for its blend of speculative concepts with sharp social and psychological insight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novella ⓘ
science fiction work ⓘ
author Arkady Strugatsky ⓘ
Boris Strugatsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
createdBy Arkady Strugatsky ⓘ
Boris Strugatsky ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
social science fiction ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later Russian-language science fiction ⓘ
hasTheme alienation ⓘ
ethics of power ⓘ
human nature ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
psychological insight ⓘ
responsibility for advanced abilities ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
state control ⓘ
violence ⓘ
hasTone critical ⓘ
dark ⓘ
psychological ⓘ
literaryMovement Soviet science fiction ⓘ
literaryStyle blend of speculative concepts with social commentary ⓘ
psychological realism within a science fiction setting ⓘ
narrativeFocus a dangerous child with extraordinary abilities ⓘ
interaction between authorities and an anomalous individual ⓘ
notableFor dark and unsettling tone ⓘ
depiction of a violent, uncontrollable child ⓘ
sharp social and psychological insight ⓘ
originalLanguage Russian ⓘ
partOf Strugatsky brothers bibliography ⓘ
publicationContext Soviet-era literary science fiction ⓘ
setting near-future or alternate contemporary environment ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
workOf Arkady and Boris Strugatsky ⓘ
workType standalone story ⓘ

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Arkady Strugatsky → notableWork → The Kid from Hell ⓘ
Beetle in the Anthill → follows → The Kid from Hell ⓘ