Venice Drowned [novelette]
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Venice was drowned in 2040, but life goes on on the rooftops that are still above the water-line. Tourism is still the main industry and the hero struggles with issues of identity and the need to survive. Good story.
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Kim Stanley Robinson was born in Orange County, California on March 23, 1952. He received a B. A. and Ph. D. from the University of California at San Diego and an M. A. from Boston University. His first trilogy of books, Orange County, collectively won a Nebula Award and two Hugo Awards. His other works include the Mars trilogy, 2312, and Aurora. show more He has won an Asimov Award, a World Fantasy Award, a Locus Reader's Poll Award, and a John W. Campbell Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Venice Drowned [novelette]
- Original title
- Venice Drowned [novelette]
- Original publication date
- 1981-06
- People/Characters*
- Carlo Tafur; Luisa Tafur; Ludovico Salerno; Hamada; Taku
- Important places*
- Venedig, Venetien, Italien
- First words*
- Als Carlo Tafur noch mit dem Aufwachen kämpfte, brüllte bereits das Baby, der Wasserkessel pfiff, und der Rauch des Kohleherdes füllte den Raum.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Was in Venedig noch lebte, schwamm oben.
- Original language*
- Englisch
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