6/8/2023 0 Comments Star maker by olaf stapledon![]() It's a symphony of reason and emotions, of smallness and vastness, and its conclusion left me enriched, happy and deeply moved.Ī fear I have while writing this review is that my admiration for it won't do this book any justice, nor any favors. A love for life seeps from its pages, rooted in common sense but also in the romantic. And yet while this book is rightly praised for this abundance of imagination and the mind-blowing proportion of it, this praise falls short of expressing what made " Last and First Men" such a magnificent read to me. To an author, this book must read like a succession of story settings, and it's not surprising to see many claim it has been a source of inspiration to their own work. A single paragraph sometimes contains more wealth than the complete oeuvres of our most celebrated authors. The images he conjures up provided me with the biggest spectacle I've ever seen, and that I can hope to see in the future. ![]() On a basic level, the experience was very pleasant because of the imaginative power of Olaf Stapledon. It teaches and entertains, not by presenting the reader with facts, but by serving him and her with a broad range of possibilities that don't only open the eyes but also the mind. ![]() ![]() " Last and First Men" has been a unique experience. ![]()
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