02780nam 22004935 450 991015741010332120200229105050.010.12987/9780300224528(CKB)3710000000984179(MiAaPQ)EBC4773640(DE-B1597)540501(DE-B1597)9780300224528(OCoLC)967392148(EXLCZ)99371000000098417920200229h20172017 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Mountains of Parnassus /Czeslaw MiloszNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]©20171 online resource (182 pages)The Margellos World Republic of LettersOriginally published as Góry Parnasu. Science fiction in 2012 by Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej.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 LiturgyThe 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.Margellos world republic of letters book.AstronautsFictionProphetsFictionDystopias in literatureAstronautsProphetsDystopias in literature.891.8/5373Milosz Czeslaw, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut384443Bill Stanley1244343DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910157410103321The Mountains of Parnassus2886639UNINA