Boston: Little Brown, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a "manic farce" set against the backdrop of the Cold War. When Soviet cosmonauts return from space mysteriously aged, scientist P. D. Kimerakov is sent to gather information at a gerontologists' convention in the US. Glossary of Russian names. 277 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-316-245682.