Definitely Maybe

"Definitely Maybe, originally published in the 1970’s as A Billion Years Before the End of the World, is a gem of the dystopian order. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky — brothers and celebrated Russian geniuses — take us into the mind of Dmitri Malianov, an astrophysicist simply trying to get his work done while his family is away on holiday. As he tries to make headway on his experiments, however, Malianov keeps getting distracted. Soon, he becomes a suspect in a terrible crime and is threatened with prison. Definitely Maybe, further proof that knowledge can be a dangerous game, is a work of towering wit and intelligence."