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John Sladek

    15. december 1937 – 10. marec 2000

    John Sladek bol americký autor science fiction, známy svojimi satirickými a surrealistickými románmi. Jeho diela skúmajú temné témy s jedinečným humorom a prenikavou iróniou. Sladek majstrovsky využíva jazyk na rozrušenie konvenčných predstáv a spochybnenie spoločenských noriem. Jeho písanie je často označované ako provokatívne a neuveriteľne originálne.

    John Sladek
    Roderick at Random, Or, Further Education of a Young Machine
    Roderick
    Invisible Green
    Maps
    The best of John Sladek
    Mechasm
    • Mechasm

      • 208 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      Wompler's Walking Babies once put Millford, Utah, on the map. But they aren't selling like they used to. In fact, they aren't selling at all and the only alternative to winding the company up is to tap the government for a research grant. And so Wompler Research Laboratories and Project 32 come into being. The plan is to produce self replicating mechanisms; identical cells equipped to repair intracellular breakdowns, convert power from their environment and create new cells. But suddenly the nondescript grey metal boxes start crawling about the laboratory, feeding voraciously on any metal... and multiplying at an alarming rate.

      Mechasm
    • Contents:The Secret of the Old Custard (1966)The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa (1966)The Best-Seller (1966)Is There Death on Other Planets? (1966)The Happy Breed (1967)The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet (1968)The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot (1971)The Momster (1969)1937 A.D.! (1967)The Transcendental Sandwich (1973)The Steam-Driven Boy (1972)Elephant with Wooden Leg (1975)The Locked Room (1972)The Face (1974)The Bright Side (1975)Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun (1975)Mr. and Ms. America (1975)The Paradise Problem (1975)Empty Promise (1975)What Changed Doyster's Mind (1975)Assessment (1975)Handout (1975)Pax Gurney (1975)Art News (1975)A Fable (1975)Utopia: A Financial Report (1975)Luck (1975)Utopiary (1975)A Picnic (1975)Space Shoes of the Gods (1974)The Purloined Butter...*dg*r *ll*n P** (1972)Pemberlеy's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus...H. G. W*lls (1971)Ralph 4F...H*g* G*rnsb*ck (Hugogre N. Backs) (1973)Engineer to the Gods...R*b*rt H**nl**n (Hitler I. E. Bonner) (1972)Broot Force...*s**c *s*m*v (Iclick As-I-Move) (1972)Joy Ride...R*y Br*db*ry (Barry DuBray) (1972)The Moon Is Sixpence...*rth*r C. Cl*rk* (Carl Truhacker) (1981)Solar Shoe-Salesman...Ph*l*p K. D*ck (Chipdip K. Kill) (1973)One Damned Thing after Another...C*rdw**n*r Sm*th (A Co-ordainer's Myth) (1973)The Sublimation World...J. G. B*ll*rd (J. G. B-) (1968)

      The best of John Sladek
    • Maps

      The Uncollected John Sladek

      • 308 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      3,8(10)Ohodnotiť

      This compilation features 60 previously uncollected short stories by John Sladek, showcasing his unique voice and creativity. Alongside the stories, readers will find a selection of poems, playlets, essays, and collaborative works with Thomas Disch, highlighting Sladek's versatility as a writer. The collection offers a rich exploration of his imaginative narratives and thought-provoking themes, making it a valuable addition for both fans and newcomers to his work.

      Maps
    • Invisible Green

      • 186 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania
      3,9(48)Ohodnotiť

      The murder of three of their members brings together the Unravellers, a group of British detective story addicts bent on solving crimes

      Invisible Green
    • Roderick

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      The robot, Roderick, who was educated by watching television, is adopted by an elderly couple in Kansas and tries to adjust to American society

      Roderick
    • Here is the continuing and uproarious saga of Roderick, a robot and "learning machine" growing up in an America in the near future. The mild-mannered robot is confronted with an ever-widening cast of madcap characters who typify the artificial values endemic in modern America

      Roderick at Random, Or, Further Education of a Young Machine
    • The Complete Roderick

      • 624 stránok
      • 22 hodin čítania
      3,4(77)Ohodnotiť

      Rivals the work of Asimov as SF's keynote statement on Robotics schovat popis

      The Complete Roderick
    • Bugs

      • 224 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      A challenging opportunity for a right-stuff person. Fred Jones is an impoverished writer who goes to America to seek his fortune. He finds instead a bewildering, soulless shopping mall of a world where everything and everyone seems to be for sale. In Las Vegas, Jones meets a serial killer. In New York, he himself i

      Bugs