Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions (Paperback)

With wry humor and penetrating satire, "Flatland" takes us on a mind-expanding journey into a different world to give us a new vision of our own. A. Square, the slightly befuddled narrator, is born into a place limited to two dimensions--irrevocably flat--and peopled by a hierarchy of geometrical forms. In a Gulliver-like tour of his bizarre homeland, A. Square spins a fascinating tale of domestic drama and political turmoil, from sex among consenting triangles to the intentional subjugation of Flatland's females. He tells of visits to Lineland, the world of one dimension, and Pointland, the world of no dimension. But when A. Square dares to speak openly of a third, or even a fourth, dimension, his tragic fate climaxes a brilliant parody of Victorian society. An underground favorite since its publication in England in1884, "Flatland" is as prophetic a science fiction classic as the works of H. G. Wells, introducing aspects of relativity and hyperspace years before Einstein's famous theories. And it does so with wonderful, enduring enchantment.
With an Introduction by Valerie Smith and a New Afterword by John Allen Paulos

General

Imprint:	Signet Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Edwin A. Abbott
Introduction by:	Valerie Smith
Afterword by:	John Allen Paulos
Dimensions:	173 x 106 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass market
Pages:	156
ISBN-13:	978-0-451-41785-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-451-41785-2
Barcode:	9780451417855

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