Kistenpass

by Kim Stanley Robinson

The autobiographical story about the author’s time in Switzerland; first published in the webzine Flurb.

28 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He has published 22 novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his Mars trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award. The Atlantic has called Robinson's work "the gold standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing." According to an article in The New Yorker, Robinson is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers."

Reviews

[Nadja · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fun to read about the Swiss alps (and people) from Robinson's perspective.

[Mazzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One day in 2007, while living with his wife in Zurich, Kim Stanley Robinson wanted to go for a hike in the Alps...