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Laurence Manning (1899–1972)

Autore di The Man Who Awoke

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Nome legale
Manning, Laurence Edward
Data di nascita
1899-07-20
Data di morte
1972-04-10
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
Canada
Luogo di nascita
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Luogo di morte
Highlands, New Jersey, USA

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Norman Winters dormía profundamente de cinco mil en cinco mil años. Pero, ¿en qué mundo despertó? 5.000 d. de J. C. La Humanidad se tambaleaba intentando salvarse entre las ruinas sucias y estancadas del mundo, tras la larga Era del Despilfarro. 10.000 d. de J. C. El mundo gobernado por el Cerebro, la máquina inexorable que lo sabe todo, lo ve todo, y no siente nada. 15.000 d. de J. C. Una vida insoportable ante la cual los humanos programan los sueños que desean y pasan la vida durmiendo. 20.000 d. de J. C. Después de la Era de la Libertad llegó la Era del Libertinaje. Y luego la aterradora Era de la Anarquía. 25.000 d. de J. C. Por fin la Humanidad descubre el secreto buscado a través de milenios. Pero la gloria, ¿a qué precio?… (altro)
 
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Natt90 | Nov 9, 2022 |
Nice little story. First of all I must remind myself that this was written in 1930 and this short story tell us of a world where everyone was connected to "Adventures" that supposedly was a way of experience new emotions. Because of this new thing called Radio wars were made obselete then came the machines and man stop working. Then almost everything that makes us human dissapear men try new things... this new thing was the virtual world.

I advice all to read. It's quite short with only 30 pages. It deals with Scientific Breakthroughs, scientific experiments that will be used in the wrong way (atomic energy anyone?) and the definition of what qualifies a being as Human. Is AI so good? What would happen to humankind?

Go read it. There are some references to white people being superior (in the 30's this was a normal assumption) so be prepared. I don't critizise it because it's from that time... It ancient greece it was normal sex with teenagers and boys... Am I to criticize it? Different times... different views.

It's free and avaiable on Wikisource.

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chevalierdulys | Apr 21, 2014 |
This is classic very early science fiction. It is a time travel novel that was written in 1933. I believe that this was the only science fiction that the author ever wrote. The main character ultimately becomes almost immortal and travels the universe seeking the meaning of life. The ending is cryptic and mystical.
 
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speaker43 | 1 altra recensione | Dec 14, 2010 |
Un hombre consigue dormir durante 5000 años aislándose de los rayos cósmicos en una capsula de plomo.
De esta forma consigue en varios saltos avanzar hasta 25000 años en el futuro.
Un poco ingenuo, el rol de las mujeres es siempre el mismo, pero bien para 1933 cuando fué escrito.
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gczobel | 1 altra recensione | Apr 27, 2009 |

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