Flatland
$21.75
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2020
Summary
A fantastically unique work of science fiction that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theory.
A work that still poses provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth—its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A. Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world—its physi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241441572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241441579 |
| Author: | Edwin Abbott |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 104g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 111mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Penguin Science Fiction |
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At once a classic of science fiction, a playful brainteaser about geometry, a pointed satire of Victorian manners - and, finally, a strangely compelling argument about reason, faith, and the greatest mysteries of the universe * The Wall Street Journal *
About The Author
Edwin Abbott
Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926) was a leading scholar and theologian of the Victorian era.
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