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Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a civilization that shuns risk? Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Vendeur : The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 11-U-2-0271
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Vendeur : biblioboy, North Providence, RI, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. NY, Harvest/HBJ, First Harvest Trade paperback edition, First Printing 247 pages A fine unread copy. See Photos Cel. N° de réf. du vendeur A871121
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Vendeur : Bookbot, Prague, Rébublique tchèque
Softcover. Etat : Fine. Abnutzung / Risse - leicht; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. An astronaut returns to Earth after a ten-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes.Stanislaw Lem's Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years--although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on Earth. Bregg finds a society that he hardly recognizes, in which danger has been eradicated. Children are "betrizated" to remove all aggression and violence--a process that also removes all impulse to take risks and explore. The people of Earth view Bregg and his crew as "resuscitated Neanderthals," and pressure them to undergo betrization. Bregg has serious difficulty in navigating the new social mores.While Lem's depiction of a risk-free society is bleak, he does not portray Bregg and his fellow astronauts as heroes. Indeed, faced with no opposition to his aggression, Bregg behaves abominably. He is faced with a choice: leave Earth again and hope to return to a different society in several hundred years, or stay on Earth and learn to be content. With Return from the Stars, Lem shows the shifting boundaries between utopia and dystopia. N° de réf. du vendeur 97876bd4-22cc-4b84-8b2a-3e7cecfde9c2
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Vendeur : Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australie
Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st USA Edition. Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. This copy appears unread. Scan available. N° de réf. du vendeur 019704
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Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
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