| Author |
Lugones, Leopoldo, 1874-1938 |
| Title |
Las Fuerzas Extrañas
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Forces Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_fuerzas_extra%C3%B1as
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| Contents |
La fuerza omega -- La lluvia de fuego -- Un fenómeno inexplicable -- El milagro de san Wilfrido -- El escuerzo -- La metamúsica -- El origen de diluvio -- Los caballos de Abdera -- Viola acherontia -- Yzur -- La estatua de sal -- El psychon -- Ensayo de una cosmogonía en diez lecciones.
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| Credits |
Delphine Lettau, Andrés V. Galia and the Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net)with images obtained from https://archive.org/details/LasFuerzasExtraas
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| Summary |
"Las Fuerzas Extrañas" by Leopoldo Lugones is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work presents a blend of science fiction and fantasy, exploring strange and supernatural phenomena through a series of intricate narratives. The characters often delve into scientific experimentation, occult themes, and philosophical inquiries, leading to unexpected and sometimes dark consequences. The opening of the collection introduces readers to intriguing themes of discovery and the pursuit of hidden knowledge. A trio of friends gathers to hear the revelation of an eccentric inventor who claims to have discovered a powerful sound-based mechanical force he refers to as "the force Omega." This device has extraordinary capabilities, including the potential for disintegration, but it also brings about unforeseen horror when the inventor mysteriously dies due to an accident with his own creation. This alarming incident sets the tone for the stories to follow, hinting at how the quest for understanding in Lugones' world often blurs the lines between enlightenment and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
Spanish |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Argentine fiction -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Short stories, Argentine
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| Subject |
Science fiction, Argentine
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
65689 |
| Release Date |
Jun 24, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 26, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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