Science and Fiction

Selected Essays and Short Stories

By: Zoran Zivkovic

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Paperback | 25 July 2018

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This volume collects both essays and fictional material around two core topics in the long career of the Serbian writer, essayist, researcher, publisher and translator. The first topic - first contact - is chiefly represented by his comprehensive essay on "The Theme of First Contact in the SF Works of Arthur C. Clarke" and reflected on the literary level with his short stories "The Bookshop" and "The Puzzle". Two shorter essays on the second topic - time travel in SF literature - introduce, amongst others, the well-known and fascinating mosaic novel Time Gifts, which skillfully explores the more literary side of the notions of past, present and future. In the annotations the author provides insights into his take on the subjects presented.

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"Å½ivkovi¦'s fiction is rich in unexpected turns and twists, effects before the cause, and wondrous occurrences. ... This is a fascinating mix, full of the flavor of the past, ranging from the banal to the profound, and best read in small doses." (Franz Rottensteiner, Science Fiction Studies, Vol. 46, 2019)

"It is a volume of two halves, combining as it does both fact and fiction largely built around the core ideas of 'first contact' and 'time travel'. ... the book proved to have the most interest, with ... highly original and beautifully crafted short stories based around the two core themes of the book." (John Silvester, Odyssey The e-Magazine of the British Interplanetary Society, Issue 59, 2019)

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