| The Black Mirror and Other Stories: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany & Austria Trans. from the Edition Contributor(s): Rottensteiner, Franz (Editor), Mitchell, Mike (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0819568317 ISBN-13: 9780819568311 Publisher: Wesleyan University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: The first collection of classic and contemporary German-language science fiction in English |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008033382 |
| Series: Early Classics of Science Fiction (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.27 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first collection of classic and contemporary German-language science fiction in English This entertaining anthology delivers great reading and an overview of German-language science fiction, including works by the "German father of science fiction" Kurd Lasswitz, the Austrian writer Ludwig Hevesi (author of "Jules Verne in Hell"), the fantasist Paul Scheerbart (a scurrilous, idiosyncratic writer who was an outsider in both literature and science fiction), popular writers Otto Willi Gail and Hans Dominik, as well as the contemporary luminaries of the genre: Wolfgang Jeschke, Herbert W. Franke, Andreas Eschbach, and Carl Amery. The introduction by the editor gives a succinct history of German language science fiction, including its representation in Hugo Gernsback's popular magazines. With select bibliographies of German language science fiction and writings on German science fiction, this book will be appreciated by scholars and general readers alike. |