Sleeper Awakes - Couverture souple

Wells, H. G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0722189664 ISBN 13 : 9780722189665

Editeur : Sphere, 1976

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

H. G. Wells is one of the pioneers of science fiction and probably one of the most influential authors of that genre. Whether involving alien invasion, time travel, biological manipulation, technology gone awry, or dystopian future societies, most contemporary science fiction themes can in one way or another be traced back to an H. G. Wells novel. As big part of H. G. Wells' appeal the fact that his stories explore many of the most fundamental human desires and fears. They also were laced with a significant dose of social criticism. These are just a few of the reasons why Wells novels, which have aged remarkably well, are still read today. Nowhere is the the timelessness of Well's fiction better illustrated than in "The Sleeper Awakes"--a short novel about a 19th century Englishman who falls in a deep sleep only to awake over 200 later. The world has changed beyond recognition, and "The Sleeper" finds himself in a remarkable predicament - he has become the owner of the entire planet. This state of affairs was made possible because no one really expected him to wake up, so for the most part his ownership of all the World's resources was thought only to be nominal. His awakening profoundly shakes this state of world affairs. Suddenly, he finds himself at the very center of revolutionary social upheavals and a struggle for the ultimate power. This struggle is the main focus of the larger part of the novel.

Biographie de l'auteur

Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866–1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Together with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback, Wells has been referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. Wells's earliest specialised training was in biology, and his thinking on ethical matters took place in a specifically and fundamentally Darwinian context. He was also from an early date an outspoken socialist, often (but not always, as at the beginning of the First World War) sympathising with pacifist views. His later works became increasingly political and didactic, and he sometimes indicated on official documents that his profession was that of "Journalist." Most of his later novels were not science fiction. Some described lower-middle class life (Kipps; The History of Mr Polly), leading him to be touted as a worthy successor to Charles Dickens, but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in Tono-Bungay (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole. Wells also wrote abundantly about the "New Woman" and the Suffragettes (Ann Veronica).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sphere
• Date d'édition: 1976
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0722189664
• ISBN 13: 9780722189665
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible