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Les Meilleures Histoires de science-fiction soviétique

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Contrairement à ce qu'il est souvent permis de penser, la science-fiction ne se borne pas toujours à tracer les nouvelles cartes de l'Enfer. Elle peut aussi rassurer, offrir des cadres d'action future plus nobles, plus authentiques.
C'est là du reste la grande particularité des écrivains d'anticipation soviétique. Quel que soit le thème abordé (civilisations disparues, exploration de l'espace, satire sociale, intelligences extra-terrestres...), chez eux l'optimisme est le corollaire de l'inquiétude.
Et pourquoi, après tout, le monde des possibles ne serait-il pas le monde des justes valeurs ?

314 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

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Jacques Bergier

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Jacques Bergier (born Yakov Mikhailovich Berger) was a chemical engineer, member of the French-resistance, spy, journalist and writer.

He was a gifted child: at two he read his first newspaper and at four he could easily read Russian, French and Hebrew. He was a speed reader (until the end of his life he could read 4 to 10 books per day) and had an eidetic memory. He was a vivacious child, and he told fabulous sounding stories of discussing strategy with generals as well as talking with street prostitutes in Odessa. He never went to school but had private tutors.

He co-wrote the best-seller "The Morning of the Magicians" with Louis Pauwels of fantastic realism. "Le Matin des Magiciens" was very popular with the youth culture in France through the 1960s and 1970s. It was translated into English by Rollo May in 1963 under the title "The Dawn of Magic". It first appeared in the USA in paperback form in 1968 as "The Morning of the Magicians". This book spawned an entire genre of explorations into many of the ideas it raised, such as connections between Nazism and the occult.

Jacques Bergier died saying of himself: "I am not a legend."

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July 4, 2019
Esta antología incluye una interesante y variopinta selección de relatos de ciencia ficción en los que la trama (ya sean viajes espaciales o experimentos científicos arriesgados) es casi tan emocionante como las reflexiones los autores hacen sobre las implicaciones y consecuencias de esas exploraciones y experimentos. Por supuesto, también es interesante observar la manera en que los autores le daban la vuelta o "aprovechaban" al hecho de vivir bajo el régimen soviético. Los cuentos más destacados son las dos contribuciones de los hermanos Strugatski ("El gran CID" y "El blanco cono de Alaid"), tanto por su manejo complejo del lenguaje y la estructura narrativa, como por la reflexión profunda sobre las implicaciones de tecnologías específicas. "Nada extraordinario" de I. Safronov es un acercamiento humorístico al encuentro con "extraterrestres" y el cuento más cercano un relato de aventuras en esta selección. "La balada de las estrellas" de Altov y Jouravleva, la novela corta con la que concluye el libro, nos presenta una reflexión sobre las implicaciones de los viajes espaciales en la humanidad (a nivel social e individual) y los retos de comunicación y entendimiento con seres y civilizaciones no humanas. También incluye la única alabanza abierta a los beneficios del comunismo, aunque se encuentra integrada de manera tan orgánica a la narración que no tiene (o esconde bien) sabor a propaganda.
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February 24, 2023
Nel '900 una delle letterature che più hanno segnato l'immaginario collettivo è quella fantascientifica. Cinema, arte, televisione non si sono sottratte da una influenza che, nell'epoca della tecnica spinta, auspicava un mondo diverso, più facile, più libero. È una letteratura che, proiettandosi nel futuro, affronta i temi concreti del presente. Spesso si pensa alla letteratura statunitense e si trascura un filone davvero interessante che ne ha fatto da contraltare: la letteratura sovietica. Nel 1972 a cura di Jacques Bergier esce per il mondo francofono Science fiction soviétique, una raccolta di racconti davvero molto interessanti che fanno scoprire al lettore un punto di vista inedito. Nell'introduzione il curatore definisce la fantascienza sovietica come la migliore al mondo. Superato lo scoglio linguistico, questo testo riporta in vita storie forse perdute che meriterebbero una edizione e una traduzione in italiano. Lettura per appassionati!
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