Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950)
Autor/a de Star Maker
Sobre l'autor
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Sèrie
Obres de Olaf Stapledon
Talking Across the World: The Love Letters of Olaf Stapledon and Agnes Miller, 1913-1919 (1987) 13 exemplars
Collected Stories 4 exemplars
Through the Depths of the Universe: Complete Sci-Fi Works of Olaf Stapledon: Star Maker, Last and First Men, Odd John,… (2021) 3 exemplars
East Is West 3 exemplars
Arms Out Of Hand 3 exemplars
A World Of Sound 3 exemplars
A Modern Magician 3 exemplars
The Man Who Became A Tree 2 exemplars
Waking World 2 exemplars
Last and First Men-Original Edition(Annotated) 2 exemplars
Saints and revolutionaries 2 exemplars
Interplanetary Man 2 exemplars
Essential Novelists - Olaf Stapledon 1 exemplars
HACEDOR DE ESTRELLAS 1 exemplars
Warwick the Kingmaker 1 exemplars
Philosophy and Living Volume 1 1 exemplars
Philosophy and Living Volume 2 1 exemplars
STA Juan Raro 1 exemplars
Last and First Men Illustrated 1 exemplars
X Biography 1 exemplars
The Collected Works of Olaf Stapledon: Science Fiction Novels, Fantasy Short Stories and Philosophical Works 1 exemplars
Critaturas de fuego 1 exemplars
Beyond the "isms" 1 exemplars
Complete Works of Olaf Stapledon 1 exemplars
X Rare stories 1 exemplars
Last And First Men [Short Story] 1 exemplars
THE ROAD TO THE AIDE POST 1 exemplars
William Olaf Stapledon 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 56. Jeffty ist fünf. (1980) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Stapledon, William Olaf
- Data de naixement
- 1886-05-10
- Data de defunció
- 1950-09-06
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Dee Estuary, Wales, UK (ashes scattered)
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- England, UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Caldy, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
- Llocs de residència
- Seacombe, Merseyside, England, UK
Caldy, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Port Said, Egypt
Rocester, Staffordshire, England, UK
Manchester, England, UK
West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK - Educació
- Oxford University (Balliol College)
University of Liverpool (Phd)
Abbotsholme School (Rocester, Staffordshire, England, UK) - Professions
- novelist
teacher
lecturer
ethicist
philosopher
ambulance driver (WWI) (mostra-les totes 7)
peace activist - Relacions
- Stapledon, Sir Reginald George (uncle)
- Organitzacions
- University of Liverpool
- Premis i honors
- Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award (2001)
Croix de Guerre (WWI)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2014) - Biografia breu
- Olaf Stapledon, englischer Philosoph und Schriftsteller, wuchs in Ägypten auf und studierte in Oxford. Neben seiner Tätigkeit in einer Reederei hielt er an der Universität Liverpool Gastvorlesungen über englische Literatur und über Geschichte der Industrialisierung. Nach seiner Promotion zum Doktor der Philosophie wandte er sich der Erforschung der philosophischen Richtungen im 20. Jahrhundert zu. Von 1930 an schrieb er Science Fiction. In der Tradition von H. G. Wells stehend, schuf er mit seinen Romanen gigantische Extrapolationen der menschlichen Entwicklung und der Entfaltung des Lebens im Kosmos. (Rückentext »Der Sternenschöpfer«)
Membres
Converses
Olaf Stapledon Question a Science Fiction Fans (febrer 2014)
"Last and First Men" Group Discussion a Group Reads - Sci-Fi (agost 2013)
Ressenyes
Story: 8 / 10
Characters: 7
Setting: 6
Prose: 6
Another fantastic adventure by Stapledon. Much like Star Maker, the reader is taken on the journey through one life. Sirius explores a host of interesting themes as he tries to find meaning in his unique, canine life: family, love, lust, nature, work, existentialism, friendship
Characters: 7
Setting: 6
Prose: 6
Another fantastic adventure by Stapledon. Much like Star Maker, the reader is taken on the journey through one life. Sirius explores a host of interesting themes as he tries to find meaning in his unique, canine life: family, love, lust, nature, work, existentialism, friendship
Early sci-fi that I know I read, but don't remember.
I managed to get 31% into this and then just had to give up trying. I really couldn't manage any more of it.
Imagine that William's favourite book is Gulliver's Travels and he decides to have a go at writing a sci-fi version of it having read Brave New World just before starting. I think that pretty much sums up the first 31%.
The problem is that while Gulliver's Travels and Brave New World are both very good books, and both are very well written and keep the reader's attention, Star Maker is tedious, dull and plodding: at least that's how i found it to be. I can imagine for its time it was very exciting, but sadly some books just don't age well and i think this is one of them.
I don't feel that it's bad enough to warrant a place on "The Deleted" page, so it will get a reprieve and stay in my Amazon lists for now and i may give it another go at some future date when i'm feeling a lot better about life and stuff.… (més)
Imagine that William's favourite book is Gulliver's Travels and he decides to have a go at writing a sci-fi version of it having read Brave New World just before starting. I think that pretty much sums up the first 31%.
The problem is that while Gulliver's Travels and Brave New World are both very good books, and both are very well written and keep the reader's attention, Star Maker is tedious, dull and plodding: at least that's how i found it to be. I can imagine for its time it was very exciting, but sadly some books just don't age well and i think this is one of them.
I don't feel that it's bad enough to warrant a place on "The Deleted" page, so it will get a reprieve and stay in my Amazon lists for now and i may give it another go at some future date when i'm feeling a lot better about life and stuff.… (més)
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Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 63
- També de
- 13
- Membres
- 5,568
- Popularitat
- #4,462
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 123
- ISBN
- 241
- Llengües
- 13
- Preferit
- 17
Characters: 10
Setting: 10
Prose: 7
Star Maker is the most ambitious book I have read. Unlike what the description suggests, it is a profound and fictional, anthropological history of the universe. The unexpected religious ending is endearing. The only weak points are the unnatural and loose direction of the plot, as well as the contradictory epilogue. Nevertheless, the story structures works. It starts a bit slow, as you would expect from a book that mirrors scientific texts.
Recommended for everyone, but scifi fans should endure.… (més)