Die Inseln der Weisheit (The Islands of Wisdom) is a 1922 novel by Alexander Moszkowski that features expeditions to various utopian and dystopian islands that embody various social-political ideas of European philosophy and extrapolates them for their absurdities when they are put into practice.[1]
| Author | Alexander Moszkowski |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Inseln der Weisheit: Geschichte einer abenteuerlichen Entdeckungsfahrt |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Social and political ideas of European philosophy / utopias |
| Genre | Science fiction, satire |
| Set in | Berlin and Pacific Islands |
Publication date | 1922 |
| Publication place | Weimar Republic |
The novel's "island of technology" Sarragalla anticipates mobile telephones and a thorough mechanization of life.[1]
The satire of utopias also reproduces the society described in Plato's The Republic.[2]
Characters
edit- Alexander Moszkowski, author and first-person narrator
- Donath Flohr, friend of the narrator
- Mr. Mac Lintock, multimillionaire from Chicago
- Eva Mac Lintock, his niece
- Ralph Kreyher, captain of the ship Atalanta
- Geo Rotteck, ship's officer
- Dr. Melchior Wehner, ship's doctor
References
edit- ^ a b Rottensteiner, Franz (31 December 2008). The Black Mirror and Other Stories: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany & Austria. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-6831-1. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Stableford, Brian M. (2006). Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 378. ISBN 9780415974608. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
External links
edit- Die Inseln der Weisheit (First edition) by Internet Archive (German)
- Die Inseln der Weisheit by Projekt Gutenberg-DE (German)
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