Aniara: An Epic Science Fiction Poem
An Epic Science Fiction Poem
Martinson
ISBN: | 9781885266637 |
Publisher: | Story Line Press |
Published: | 5 September, 1999 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
Saving: | Saving: $952.07 or 96% |
Aniara: An Epic Science Fiction Poem
An Epic Science Fiction Poem
Martinson
The great Swedish writer Harry Martinson published his masterpiece, Aniara, during the height of the Cold War - right after the Soviet Union announced that it had exploded the hydrogen bomb. Aniara is the story of a luxurious space ship, loaded with 8,000 evacuees, fleeing an Earth made uninhabitable by Man's technological arrogance. A malfunction knocks the craft off course, taking these would-be Mars colonists on an irreversible journey into deep space. Aniara is a book of prophecy, a panoramic view of humanity's possible fate. It has been translated into seven languages and adapted into a popular avant-garde opera. This volume is the first complete English language version and received the prestigious American Scandinavian Foundation Award.
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