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S'està carregant… The Star {short story}de Arthur C. Clarke
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Clarke at his best. A remarkable short story that makes one stop and think about subjects as vast as the universe itself. ( ) Very powerful, and could be open to several differing opinions about the true meaning. I would say that it was written to be interpreted by everyone individually, as either anti-religious or the opposite, underscoring the power and sovereignty. It is definitely an engrossing read, not light, very intense and written with great feeling. Certainly not the typical Christmas read! ...The Star is a story that packs a good punch. It is easy to see why someone who wrote such elegant stories in a time when a lot of science fiction was barely past the pulp stage, would have been considered one of the big writers in the genre. It is worth reading, not just because it aged gracefully, but also because it shows the darker side of the writing of a man known for his optimistic work. Full Random Comments review Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML: In the title story of this outstanding collection, a group of cosmonauts discovers the remains of an advanced civilization in a remote star systemâ??destroyed when their sun went supernova. They find that the civilization was very similar to Earth'sâ??and that its people knew of their coming doom centuries before it occurred. What they find leads their chief astrophysicistâ??also a Jesuit priestâ??into a deep crisis of faith, sparked by a shocking revelation that has implications not just for historyâ??but for religion. This collection of short stories demonstrates not only Clarke's technological imaginationâ??but also a deep poetic sensibility that led him to ponder the philosophical and moral implications of technological advances. These stories demonstrate the range of his vision as an authorâ??based on both our scientific potential and the deeper aspects of the No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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