The Consolidator - Softcover

Defoe, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9376803906 ISBN 13: 9789376803903

Verlag: Double 9 Books, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

The consolidator or memoirs of sundry transactions from the world in the moon presents an imaginative exploration of society knowledge and power through the device of a lunar journey. The narrative uses distance and fantasy to reflect on earthly customs exposing political ambition intellectual vanity and moral contradiction. Encounters with an unfamiliar civilization allow accepted beliefs about authority learning and progress to be questioned without direct confrontation. Advanced knowledge is portrayed as both enlightening and unsettling revealing how innovation can challenge tradition while creating new forms of control. Satire shapes the tone transforming observation into critique and curiosity into reflection. Beneath the inventive setting lies a sustained examination of human pride fear and the misuse of reason. The work blends speculation with commentary suggesting that societies often resist truth when it disrupts comfort or hierarchy. By presenting unfamiliar norms as mirrors of familiar behavior the book encourages readers to reconsider the limits of certainty and the consequences of unchecked power. The imagined world ultimately serves as a tool for examining responsibility judgment and the fragile balance between knowledge and wisdom.

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Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English writer, journalist, and businessman who is best known for his novels, particularly Robinson Crusoe, which is widely considered to be one of the first novels in the English language. Defoe was born in London to a wealthy Presbyterian family and was educated at a dissenting academy. Defoe initially worked in the hosiery trade but later turned to writing, publishing a variety of political and social commentary in newspapers and pamphlets. He was a prolific writer, producing over 500 works during his lifetime, including novels, poetry, and essays. Defoe's most famous novel, Robinson Crusoe, was published in 1719 and tells the story of a man who is shipwrecked on a deserted island and must survive on his own. The novel was a huge success and has been translated into numerous languages. In addition to his literary pursuits, Defoe was involved in politics and served as a spy and propagandist for the British government. Defoe died in 1731 and is remembered as one of the most important figures in English literature, as well as a pioneering journalist and political commentator.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9376803906
• ISBN 13: 9789376803903
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 138
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