Star Maker
Language: English
Published by Wesleyan University Press, 2004
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Cox & Budge Books, IOBA, Hythe, United KingdomCox & Budge Books, IOBA
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First thus, first paperback printing. 21.5 × 14cm, 314pp. Widely regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator who is transported not only to other worlds but also other galaxies and parallel universes, until he eventually becomes part of the "cosmic mind." First published in 1937, Olaf Stapledon's descriptions of alien life are a political commentary on human life in the turbulent inter-war years. The book challenges preconceived notions of intelligence and awareness, and ultimately argues for a broadened perspective that would free us from culturally ingrained thought and our inevitable anthropomorphism. This is the first scholarly edition of a book that influenced such writers as C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke and which Jorge Luis Borges called "a prodigious novel." Condition: This copy is in very good condition, with just a little light wear to the corners.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Star Maker
- Author
- Olaf Stapledon, foreword by Freeman J Dyson, introduced and edited by Patrick A McCarthy
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Cox & Budge Books, IOBA
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