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The Black Mirror and Other Stories. An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany and Austria.
Franz . Ed(S): Rottensteiner
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Description for The Black Mirror and Other Stories. An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany and Austria.
Paperback. The first collection of classic and contemporary German-language science fiction in English Editor(s): Rottensteiner, Franz. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780819568311
SKU
V9780819568311
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99-1
About Franz . Ed(S): Rottensteiner
FRANZ ROTTENSTEINER has written and edited many books in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, and lives in Vienna, Austria. MIKE MITCHELL has translated over 50 books. He lives in Argyll, Scotland.
Reviews for The Black Mirror and Other Stories. An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany and Austria.
"Mike Mitchell's versatile and even brilliant translations do a wonderful job of giving us the flavor of early science fiction as well as the sophistication and style of the later stories." - Gary Wolfe, author of The Known and the Unknown"