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portada Star Maker
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Pages
196
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.1 cm
Weight
0.31 kg.
ISBN13
9781684224395

Star Maker

Olaf Stapledon (Author) · Martino Fine Books · Paperback

Star Maker - Olaf Stapledon

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Synopsis "Star Maker"

2020 Reprint of the 1937 Edition. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Sir Arthur C. Clarke considered Star Maker to be "probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written", and Brian W. Aldiss called it "the one great grey holy book of science fiction".A single human narrator from England is transported out of his body via unexplained means. He realizes he is able to explore space and other planets. After exploring a civilization on another planet in our galaxy at a level of development similar to our own that existed millions of years ago thousands of light years from Earth (the "Other Earth") in some detail, his mind merges with that of one of its inhabitants, and as they travel together, they are joined by still more minds or group-minds. This snowballing process is paralleled by the expansion of the book's scale, describing more and more planets in less and less detail.
Olaf Stapledon
  (Author)
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Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) fue un escritor y filósofo británico, reconocido como una de las figuras más influyentes en la ciencia ficción del siglo XX. Aunque no fue autor de cómics, su obra ha tenido un profundo impacto en múltiples medios narrativos, incluyendo la literatura gráfica. Stapledon se destacó por su enfoque especulativo y filosófico, explorando temas como la evolución de la humanidad, la conciencia colectiva y el destino del universo.

Su obra más famosa, Last and First Men (1930), presenta una historia futurista que abarca miles de millones de años y múltiples especies humanas, proponiendo una visión ambiciosa y poco convencional del futuro. Otro de sus libros importantes, Star Maker (1937), profundiza en la idea de una inteligencia cósmica y la conexión entre todas las formas de vida del universo. Estos trabajos influyeron en autores posteriores de ciencia ficción, como Arthur C. Clarke y Stanisław Lem.

Stapledon también abordó cuestiones éticas, sociales y espirituales en sus escritos, lo que le dio a su obra un carácter reflexivo y trascendental. Su estilo puede resultar denso, pero es ampliamente valorado por su originalidad y profundidad intelectual. Hoy en día, sigue siendo una referencia clave para quienes buscan una ciencia ficción más filosófica y visionaria.
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