The Complete Stories Volume II
Autor Isaac Asimoven Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 ian 1995
Herein are 23 compelling stories, ranging from the very surprising heart-tugger 'The Ugly Little Boy' to the overwhelming vision of 'Nightfall', often voted the best science fiction story of all time. In these stories Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.
"Asimov's career was one of the most formidable in science fiction"
THE TIMES
"Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction"
DAILY TELEGRAPH
"A publishing project that ranks with the building of the pyramids and summons proof, if it was ever needed, that Asimov's stature in the field is richly deserved"
LOCUS
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0006480160
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 111 x 178 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:New
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Isaac Asimov was born in 1920 in Russia and was brought to the USA by his parents three years later. He grew up in Brooklyn and attended Columbia University. After a short spell in the army, he gained a doctorate and worked in academia and chemical research.
Asimov's career as a science fiction writer began in 1939 with the short story 'Marooned Off Vesta'. Thereafter he became a regular contributor to the leading SF magazines of the day. Asimov wrote hundreds of short stories and novels, including the iconic I, Robot and Foundation. He won the Hugo Award four times and the Nebula Award once.
Apart from his world-famous science fiction, Asimov also wrote highly successful detective mystery stories, a four-volume History of North America, a two-volume Guide to the Bible, a biographical dictionary, encyclopaedias, and textbooks, as well as two volumes of autobiography.
Asimov died in 1992 at the age of 72.
Descriere
The definitive collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov, supreme master of the science fiction genre, continues with Volume Two of 'The Complete Stories'. The Good Doctor was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future. But the ever expanding popularity of his stories with young and old readers alike is explained by their wit, zest and human interest.
Herein are 23 compelling stories, ranging from the very surprising heart-tugger 'The Ugly Little Boy' to the overwhelming vision of 'Nightfall', often voted the best science fiction story of all time. In these stories Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.
"Asimov's career was one of the most formidable in science fiction"
THE TIMES
"Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction"
DAILY TELEGRAPH
"A publishing project that ranks with the building of the pyramids and summons proof, if it was ever needed, that Asimov's stature in the field is richly deserved"
LOCUS