The World Of A

VAN VOGT, A.G.

Verlag: Grosset & Dunlap, 1950

Beschreibung

VAN VOGT, A.G. [246] pp. Grosset & Dunlap 1950 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" The World of Null-A, sometimes written The World of A, is a 1948 science fiction novel by Canadian-American writer A. E. van Vogt. It was originally published as a three-part serial in 1945 in Astounding Stories. It incorporates concepts from the General Semantics of Alfred Korzybski. The name Ā refers to non-Aristotelian logic. Plot summary Gilbert Gosseyn (pronounced go sane), a man living in an apparent utopia where those with superior understanding and mental control rule the rest of humanity, wants to be tested by the giant Machine that determines such superiority. However, he finds that his memories are false. In his search for his real identity, he discovers that he has extra bodies that are activated when he dies (so that, in a sense, he cannot be killed), that a galactic society of humans exists outside the Solar system, a large interstellar empire wishes to conquer both the Earth and Venus (inhabited by masters of non-Aristotelian logic), and he has extra brain matter that, when properly trained, can allow him to move matter with his mind. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 17925

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The World Of A

Verlag: Grosset & Dunlap

Erscheinungsdatum: 1950

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good