The Machine Stops - Couverture rigide

Forster, E M

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1434442128 ISBN 13 : 9781434442123

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2013

Synopsis

First published in 1909, Forster's short science fiction work, "The Machine Stops," posits a technology-dependent humanity now living underground, its every need serviced by machines. But what happens if--or when--the machines stop? "The Machine Stops" was named one of the greatest science fiction novellas published before 1965 by the Science Fiction Writers of America.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Machine Stops is a science maserpiece by E.M. Forster. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose needs supersede their own. Those who do not accept the deity of the Machine are viewed as 'unmechanical' and are threatened with "Homelessness". Eventually, the Machine apocalyptically collapses, and the civilization of the Machine comes to an end.

Biographie de l'auteur

Edward Morgan Forster, OM (January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970), was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel Howards End: "Only connect." Forster was gay, but this fact was not made public during his lifetime. His posthumously released novel Maurice tells of the coming of age of an explicitly gay male character.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1434442128
• ISBN 13: 9781434442123
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Betancourt John
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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