Aniara

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Aniara (Swedish: Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum, lit. 'Aniara: a revue of man in time and space') is a book-length epic science fiction poem written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson from 1953 to 1956. It narrates the tragedy of a large passenger spacecraft carrying a cargo of colonists escaping destruction on Earth veering off course, leaving the Solar System and entering into an existential struggle. The style is symbolic, sweeping and innovative for its time, with creative use of neologisms to suggest the science fictional setting. It was published in its final form on 13 October 1956. Aniara has been translated to around twenty languages. There are numerous adaptations including an opera in 1959 and a Swedish feature film in 2018. Aniara, published in October 1956, was met with public interest and enthusiasm from literary critics and readers. The work was praised for its lyrical storytelling, profound thought, and its portrayal of human greatness turning into humiliation...

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