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Terra! by Stefano Benni
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Terra! (original 1983; edition 1985)

by Stefano Benni

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In the year 2157, during the nuclear winter of six atomic wars, a bizarre collection of irreverent representatives of the remaining superpowers competes in a frenzied space race to reach Terra, the planet that promises the new Eden.
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Title:Terra!
Authors:Stefano Benni
Info:Milano: Feltrinelli, 1985
Collections:Your library, Finiti
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Tags:narrativa, Italia

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Terra! by Stefano Benni (1983)

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Another librarian's dilemma here: there's another edition listed that's the same publisher for the same yr but a different ISBN. The same ISBN is for an edition from 14 yrs later. Neither edition had an image. SO, I created this edition since I've, as usual, scanned the cover & didn't feel like it shd be fit to either of the pre-existing editions just mentioned. This is probably the only Italian-originated SF I've ever read. That, in itself, makes it remarkable. Too bad I don't remember a word of it, eh?! What a review! NOT. ( )
  tENTATIVELY | Apr 3, 2022 |
VOTO: 8 Mescola un po' di generi (sci-fi, comico, etc) e, pur dandomi meno soddisfazione degli altri suoi che ho letto, si lascia leggere molto bene! Sentivo dire, prima di leggerlo, che paragonavano questo libro alla Guida Galattica di Doug Adams. Mmh... più o meno ci assomiglia ma non sono uguali. Quello di Benni sembra un romanzo meno non-sense rispetto a quello di Adams. Anche se i siparietti comici/assurdi ci sono spesso e volentieri anche qui! Dai, un gruppo di persone che parte alla conquista di una nuova potenziale Terra a bordo dell'astronave di Topolino... ahahahahah, è improponibile, ahahah...
Poi direi che è ottima la caratterizzazione dei personaggi dei vari imperi: Il Grande Scorpione che esalta la sua ricchezza, la fissa dei giapponesi per lo spazio e la disciplina, etc. ( )
  Malla-kun | Sep 22, 2012 |
Terra! is my first SciFi book in years. It has all the standard content of the genre, and it looks at the future mostly to mirror our current condition by caricaturing it; however as a good Benni book is, this is more of a tale than a SciFi. Actually it is a collection of tales. The part I liked the most is the quick series of love letters to Mei, the best being the Caruso's one. How diverse love can be! ( )
  Peppuzzo | May 4, 2012 |
Scritto nel 1985. Grottesco e assolutamente comico ! E per molti aspetti quasi profetico. ( )
  proton529 | May 22, 2011 |
Most of the book seemed like just a mad SF romp, but then the ending brought things together in a very satisfying way.
  albanyhill | Mar 25, 2008 |
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In the year 2157, during the nuclear winter of six atomic wars, a bizarre collection of irreverent representatives of the remaining superpowers competes in a frenzied space race to reach Terra, the planet that promises the new Eden.

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