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Originally Posted by rkomar
Is this an English Translation? How does it compare to his later books?
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No, it's in the original language, I doubt very much it was ever translated. It was written in 1955 and the author talks about virtual reality and portable communication devices which could connect you in an instant with the whole world. This book technology wise did not age that much and surprisingly some things he foresaw appeared only recently. It never ceases to amaze me - how he could envision all this (back then, behind iron curtain with no access to the news on latest technology, no computers, no data base, how????) - sure some things look different now or took another turn but if you read this book you do not have discomfort of reading something past sell-by date. Compared to other books it centers more on human interactions and relations in enclosed space during an extremely long interstellar flight - and we talk of generations. Of leaving family behind to never see them again. Of memories fading with time. Of coping with loneliness and is the discovery worth the price. An all well wrapped in a very vivid description of the spaceship Gea, it's enteriors etc. I'm so glad I have it.