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  • ISBN: 1885266634
  • Category: Fiction
  • Author: Harry Martinson
  • Subcategory: Poetry
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Story Line Press (September 1, 1998)
  • Pages: 157 pages
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Aniara (Swedish: Aniara : en revy om människan i tid och rum) is a science fiction poem written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson in 1956. It was published on 13 October 1956. The title comes from ancient Greek ἀνιαρός, "sad, despairing", plus special resonances that the sound "a" had for Martinson

Martinson's epic poem is composed of separate episodes which form distinct and richly resonant threads in a tapestry of voices, each clearly and palpably real.

Martinson's epic poem is composed of separate episodes which form distinct and richly resonant threads in a tapestry of voices, each clearly and palpably real.

The great Swedish writer Harry Martinson published his masterpiece, Aniara, during the height of the Cold War - right . Aniara is a book of prophecy, a panoramic view of humanity's possible fate.

The great Swedish writer Harry Martinson published his masterpiece, Aniara, during the height of the Cold War - right after the Soviet Union announced that it had exploded the hydrogen bomb. Aniara is the story of a luxurious space ship, loaded with 8,000 evacuees, fleeing an Earth made uninhabitable by Man's technological arrogance.

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Aniara was adapted by directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja from an epic poem by Swedish Nobel Prize .

Aniara was adapted by directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja from an epic poem by Swedish Nobel Prize winner. Magnolia Pictures said on Monday it has acquired rights to distribute Swedish science fiction thriller Aniara after the film’s world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Aniara was adapted by directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja from an epic poem by Swedish Nobel Prize winner Harry Martinson. Aniara is meant to present a panoramic view of the possible fate of the human race after they have destroyed the planet.

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aniara, the sf epic poem keeping up with the great european cultural tradition. This is an exemplary high-concept contemporary SF film. In 1956, Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson wrote and published his science fiction poem Aniara which tells the story of colonists, leaving a ravaged Earth, who feel despair as their spacecraft is stranded on the way to Mars. It was adapted into an opera by Karl-Birger Blomdahl in 1959. It was made into a film before, in 1960.

Harry Martinson was a Swedish author, poet, former sailor and prose writer . Aniara (Swedish: Aniara : en revy om människan i tid och rum) is a poem of science fiction written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson in 1956

Aniara (Swedish: Aniara : en revy om människan i tid och rum) is a poem of science fiction written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson in 1956. It was selected a s the second most important book published in Sweden in the 20th century.

This is the paperback edition translated from the Swedish by Stephen Klass and Leif Sjöberg. Aniara (Swedish: Aniara : en revy om människan i tid och rum]) is a poem of science fiction written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson in 1956. It was selected a s the second most important book published in Sweden in the 20th century. The poem consists of 103 cantos and relates the tragedy of a space ship (4,750 m (15,580 ft) long and 891 m (2,923 ft) wide) which, originally bound for Mars with a cargo of colonists from the ravaged Earth, after an accident is ejected from the solar system and into an existential struggle. The poem was referenced in Vernor Vinge's hard science fiction novel A Fire Upon the Deep. It was also an influence for Poul Anderson's hard science fiction novel Tau Zero.
Reviews about Aniara: An Epic Science Fiction Poem (4):
Manesenci
After more than twenty years of searching for an English translation of this poem, I finally have had the great fortune to obtain a copy!
This is the 24-year story of how the 8,000 inhabitants of a doomed 'space ark' try to cope with their hopeless situation. It is a dark review of the human condition, sometimes difficult, often beautiful.
The introduction and translator's notes are a must-read. Strangely, there is no mention at all of the 'modern' opera by Karl-Birger Blohmdahl (the only true 'space opera'?) which is how most non-Swedes have been introduced to Aniara for many decades.
The Aniara Suite was featured as side 2 of a very rare release of the "2001..." soundtrack years ago. If still available, the 1985 Caprice 2-CD set (CAP 22016 1-2) is an excellent companion to this book.
Virtual
Harry Martinson's epos Aniar should rank as one of last century's most beatiful books. Written already in the fifties, but still as actual as ever. A spaceship carrying refigees from Earth to Mars. It's steering is damaged by a meteorite. Helpless, the refugees follow the spaceship out into the cold voids outside of our solar system. They die of hopelessness when they understand that twenty years of travel has only brought them a few light-days away from Earth ("A lightyear is a grave").

Martinson invented new words to describe the technology, all of them beatiful. The translation works just great.

Part of Martinson's greatness is that he saw that we were heading in the wrong direction much earlier than his contemporaries; either stuck in the "American Dream" or trapped by "Soviet Progressive" ideals. The book cn be read in so many planes: belief in technology while forgetting human values, fear of nuclear war, shallow searches for instant gratification, man's - and mankind's - loneliness in an uncaring universe.

Martinson was an apostate from communism, and he was ostracised by the Swedish intellectual establishment, and later commited suicide.
Quemal
Martinson's epic poem is composed of separate episodes which form distinct and richly resonant threads in a tapestry of voices, each clearly and palpably real. The language has a range similar to that of the composer, Mahler, delving fearlessly into the plain, the sparse, even the tacky, pausing there only to soar with equal courage into the shatteringly beautiful. Suffused throughout with a combination of subtle insight and deep compassion, the work is deeply moving as only great things are. Any concern that an "epic poem" or "science fiction" are not for you should be gently set aside. Pick a starry window on a quiet night and read this book.
Nirn
Aniara, by Harry Martinsson, is about a space ship which is damaged, in such a way that the people travelling with it can no longer control where they are going. This makes for a fascinating read, unlike anything you have ever read.
The main problem about Aniara is that noone can tell you what it is like, you have to see for yourself. Trying to describe Aniara is like telling you what a song sounds like whitout singing: You either get the wrong impression or don't get it at all. You have to experience it by yourself.
See that you do.

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