Ivan Yefremov: The Razor's Edge

Ivan Antonovich Yefremov was a renowned Soviet writer, philosopher, and paleontologist, as well as the founder of modern Russian science fiction. His books skillfully combine scientific facts, fantastic hypotheses, and thrilling adventures.
The science fiction adventure novel "Razor's Edge" was first published in 1964. Its central theme is the exploration of hidden human abilities throughout various historical eras.
The characters in the work are in a state of constant searching. Ivan Girin, a deeply and multifaceted gifted psychophysiologist, possesses skills in hypnosis, has a profound knowledge of psychology, and attempts to awaken human genetic memory. An Indian sculptor, Dayaram, seeks spiritual perfection and freedom from jealousy in a Tibetan monastery. Meanwhile, seekers of a precious gem discover the remains of Alexander the Great's sunken fleet, with a mystical black crown on board. Once having brought misfortune to a powerful emperor, it now binds the fates of the main characters into a single knot...
The ideological foundation of the novel is that within the human being as they are at present—not in some distant future—there exist powerful, untapped forces; their awakening, through appropriate education and training, will lead to high spiritual power...

Author: Ivan Yefremov

Pages: 736 (typographical). Paperback

Dimensions: 181x116x28 mm

Series: Azbooka-Classics