The World as It Shall Be
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2004
Wesleyan University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8195-6615-7 (ISBN)
Wesleyan University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8195-6615-7 (ISBN)
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The first future dystopia in modern European literature, now available in English.
It's the year 3000, and children are raised by steam machines, Switzerland has been converted into a theme park, and there are no fewer than 684 kinds of mental illness. With eccentric, dark humor, Émile Souvestre portrays a society dominated by mechanization and greed. However comically exaggerated, the unmistakable echoes of real problems and possibilities in Souvestre's satire make this book science fiction's earliest warning against the dangers of mechanization in a society ruled by consumerism.
The World as It Shall Be was originally published in France in 1846-the first fully illustrated story in the history of future fiction. The satiric novel, with 87 charming illustrations, unfolds through the eyes of Maurice and Marthe, a young couple who are brought to the year 3000 by the spirit of the age, M. John Progrès. This first English translation includes all of the original art.
It's the year 3000, and children are raised by steam machines, Switzerland has been converted into a theme park, and there are no fewer than 684 kinds of mental illness. With eccentric, dark humor, Émile Souvestre portrays a society dominated by mechanization and greed. However comically exaggerated, the unmistakable echoes of real problems and possibilities in Souvestre's satire make this book science fiction's earliest warning against the dangers of mechanization in a society ruled by consumerism.
The World as It Shall Be was originally published in France in 1846-the first fully illustrated story in the history of future fiction. The satiric novel, with 87 charming illustrations, unfolds through the eyes of Maurice and Marthe, a young couple who are brought to the year 3000 by the spirit of the age, M. John Progrès. This first English translation includes all of the original art.
French novelist Emile Souvestre (1806-1854) was a well-known writer of his day. Noted British science fiction historian, I.F. Clarke, and his wife Margaret Clarke have collaborated on various projects including The Last Man by Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville (Wesleyan, 2002). He was Foundation Professor of English Studies at Strathclyde University, and she was Lecturer in English.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.12.2004 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Early Classics of Science Fiction |
| Übersetzer | Margaret Clarke |
| Zusatzinfo | 91 illus. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction |
| Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker | |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8195-6615-2 / 0819566152 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8195-6615-7 / 9780819566157 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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