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William Olaf Stapledon

Star Maker

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.”
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  • b8878215882делится впечатлением8 лет назад
    👍Worth reading
    🚀Unputdownable

    Returned back to Earth from a mind blowing, captivating journey. I'd say highly recommended for those figuring out a balance between fundamental-philosophical and reasonable-earthborn.

  • Hrafnninnarделится впечатлением8 лет назад
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    Super!

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  • Alejandra Espinoцитирует8 месяцев назад
    I was a disembodied, wandering view-point
  • Alejandra Espinoцитирует8 месяцев назад
    With returning courage my power of locomotion returned. Evidently it depended on a vigorous and self-detached mentality. My recent mood of self-pity and earthward-yearning had hampered it.
  • Alejandra Espinoцитирует8 месяцев назад
    Moreover, they struck a chill into my mind, prophesying the universal death. I was comforted, however, to find that as yet there were so few of them.

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