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Hermynia Zur Mühlen (1883–1951)

Author of The Castle of Truth and Other Revolutionary Tales

26+ Works 90 Members 3 Reviews

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Image credit: Hermynia Zur Mühlen (late 1920s) drawn by Emil Stumpp By Emil Stumpp (1886-1941) - https://books.openedition.org/obp/452, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76282502

Works by Hermynia Zur Mühlen

Associated Works

Saratoga Trunk (1941) — Übersetzer, some editions — 277 copies, 8 reviews
Red Star: The First Bolshevik Utopia (1908) — Translator, some editions — 244 copies, 7 reviews
The goslings, a study of the American schools (1905) — Translator, some editions — 12 copies
Hell: A Verse Drama and Photo-Play (1923) — Übersetzer, some editions — 4 copies

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3 reviews
More an allegory of anarchist utopia than a fairy tale. Interesting comparing it with Ursula Le Guin's work.
A magician gives a village a mechanical servant and tells them they must own it collectively. They're very happy until someone makes them an offer they don't refuse.
I found this one about people being forces the wear distorting glasses a little tiresome.

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