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The Mountains of Parnassus / Czeslaw Milosz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miłosz, Czesław, Author.
- Series:
- Margellos world republic of letters book.
- The Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Standardized Title:
- Góry Parnasu. English
- Language:
- English
- Polish
- Subjects (All):
- Astronauts--Fiction.
- Astronauts.
- Prophets--Fiction.
- Prophets.
- Dystopias in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- Translated from Polish
- Summary:
- The Nobel laureate's unfinished science fiction novel-available in English for the first time ever Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz was one of the twentieth century's most esteemed poets and essayists. This outstanding translation of his only hitherto unavailable work is classic Milosz and a necessary companion volume for scholars and general readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in the 1970s and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz's deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist. Echoing the structure of The Captive Mind and written in an experimental, postmodern style, Milosz's sole work of science fiction follows four individuals: Karel, a disaffected young rebel; Lino, an astronaut who abandons his life of privilege; Petro, a cardinal racked with doubt; and Ephraim, a potential prophet in exile.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Translator's Introduction: Science Fiction as Scripture
- A Note on the Translation
- Introductory Remarks
- Describing Parnassus
- Karel's Adventures
- On Methods of Governing
- The Cardinal's Testament
- An Astronaut's Tale
- Appendix: Ephraim's Liturgy
- Notes:
- Originally published as Góry Parnasu. Science fiction in 2012 by Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)
- OCLC:
- 967392148
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