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BRAIN WAVE
por Anderson, Poul
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- Livreiro
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Talent, Oregon, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York: Ballantine Books, Inc., 1954. First edition. first printing . Paperback. Near Fine. Ballantine book number 80, with 35¢ cover price. Anderson's first major novel. Reference in Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 3-5. Cover illustration by Richard Powers. Opening crease along the spine. A near fine, bright copy.
Sinopse
What if we're all designed to be smarter than we actually are? That is, in short, the premise of master science fiction novelist Poul Anderson's 1954 debut work, Brainwave. Unbeknownst to its inhabitants, the solar system has, for millions of years, been caught in a force field that has had the effect of suppressing intelligence. When, in the course of normal galactic movement the solar system finally breaks free of the force field and its inhibiting effects, a remarkable change begins to sweep across the earth. In fact, the entire world is turned upside-down, and Anderson's novel is devoted to detailing the sometimes-surprising, sometimes-chilling aftereffects of this watershed event. In one of the novel's opening scenes, Archie Brock, a mentally disabled man, finds himself suddenly awash in new kinds of thoughts as he looks up at the night sky. In another scene, a young boy on summer break works out the basic foundations of calculus before breakfast. Human life is dramatically transformed, as people with IQ's of 400 find themselves living within social structures and institutions designed for people of considerably less intelligence. There are also those who refuse to accept what has happened and band together to rebel against the new order. In another interesting twist, human relationships with other creatures on the planet are also thrown into upheaval, as animals rediscover their native intelligence. Archie Brock, for instance finds working on a farm with intelligent animals a frustrating, comic and confounding experience, as some animals band together and escape while others befriend their former masters.A fascinating "what if" novel, Brainwave is really an exploration into the ways human society is organized and the assumptions that are made about how life is valued. It is also a novel about equality and what happens when the hierarchical structures by which we arrange our daily lives disappear.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 054374
- Título
- BRAIN WAVE
- Autor
- Anderson, Poul
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition. first printing
- Editorial
- Ballantine Books, Inc.
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1954
- Palavras-chave
- science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Paperback;
Termos da venda
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Sobre o Vendedor
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
Sobre Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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