The black mirror and other stories : an anthology of science fiction from Germany & Austria / edited & with an introduction & notes by Franz Rottensteiner ; translated by Mike Mitchell.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-377). Translated from the German.
Contents:
Introduction : a short history of science fiction in German -- The pioneers: science fiction before World War I. To the absolute zero of existence (Germany, 1871) ; Apoikis (Germany, 1882) / Kurd Lasswitz -- Jules Vern in hell (Austria, 1906) / Ludwig Hevesi -- The Martian spy (Germany, 1908) / Carl Grunert -- Malvu the Helmsman (Germany, 1912) / Paul Scheerbart -- Between the World Wars. The missing clock hands (Germany, 1929) / Otto Willi Gail -- Is the earth inhabited? (Austria, 1931) / Egon Friedell -- A free flight in 2222 (Germany, 1934) / Hans Dominik -- German science fiction comes into its own after World War II. Thought control (Austria, 1961) ; Welcome home (Austria, 1961) ; Meteorites (Austria, 1961) / Herbert W. Franke -- Say it with flowers (Austria, 1980) / Ernst Vlcek -- Just one summer (Germany, 1985) / Carl Amery -- The age of the burning mountains (Germany, 1989) / Horst Pukallus -- Science fiction from the German Democratic Republic. A visit to Parsimonia (1981) / Johanna Braun & Günter Braun -- The black mirror (1983) / Erik Simon -- The eye that never weeps (1984) / Angela Steinmüller & Karlheinz Steinmüller -- The current generation: from the 1990s to the present. A letter from the other side (Austria, 1994) / Peter Schattschneider -- Partners for life (Germany, 1996) / Wolfgang Jeschke -- Astrosapiens (Germany, 1998) / Michael Marrak -- Project 38 or The game of small causes (Germany, 2003) / Thorsten Küper -- Planck time (Germany, 2004) / Michael K Iwoleit -- Hitler on the campaign trail in America (Germany, 2004) / Oliver Henkel -- Habemus Papam (Austria, 2005) / Helmuth W. Mommers -- Mother's flowers (Germany, 2008) / Andreas Eschbach.
Series:
The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
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