Roadside Picnic Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Roadside Picnic (Пикник на обочине, Piknik na obochine in Russian) is science fiction novel written in 1972 by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. It become one of classical pieces of science fiction.Movie Stalker directed by Andrei Tarkovsky is based loosely on the novel.
Aliens have visited the Earth, leaving behind the Zones, places of immense danger where incomprehensible technological wonders can be found. A frontier culture has developed around these areas, where stalkers risk their lives in illegal expeditions to extract items. The result is a powerful but understated portrayal of mankind facing the unknown.