Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg
Author | : Ludvig Holberg |
Publisher | : BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg written by Ludvig Holberg and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ♥♥ Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg ♥♥ Niels Klim's Underground Travels is a satirical science-fiction/fantasy novel written by the Norwegian-Danish author Ludvig Holberg. It describes the utopian society of Potu, from an outsider's point of view. ♥♥ Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg ♥♥ Assuring the reader that everything is a real account, Klim chronicles the culture of the Potuans, their religion, their way of life and the many different countries located on their planet, Nazar. ♥♥ Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg ♥♥ After being kicked out, he ends up in a land inhabited by sentient monkeys, and after a few years he becomes emperor of the land of Quama, inhabited by the only creatures in the Underworld that look like humans. Originally published in 1741 (in Latin), it is one of the first science fiction novels to use the Hollow Earth concept, as well as one of the first science-fiction novels in history.