The Islands of Wisdom

1922 novel by Alexander Moszowski

The Islands of Wisdom: The Story of an Adventurous Expedition Author| Alexander Moszkowski

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Original title| Die Inseln der Weisheit: Geschichte einer abenteuerlichen Entdeckungsfahrt
Language| German
Subject| Social and political ideas of European philosophy / utopias
Genre| Science fiction, satire
Set in| Berlin and Pacific Islands

Publication date

| 1922
Publication place| Weimar Republic

Die Inseln der Weisheit (The Islands of Wisdom) is a 1922 novel by Alexander Moszkowski that features expeditions to various utopian and dystopian islands that embody various social-political ideas of European philosophy and extrapolates them for their absurdities when they are put into practice.[1]

The novel's "island of technology" Sarragalla anticipates mobile telephones and a thorough mechanization of life.[1]

The satire of utopias also reproduces the society described in Plato's The Republic.[2]

## Characters

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* Alexander Moszkowski, author and first-person narrator
* Donath Flohr, friend of the narrator
* Mr. Mac Lintock, multimillionaire from Chicago
* Eva Mac Lintock, his niece
* Ralph Kreyher, captain of the ship Atalanta
* Geo Rotteck, ship's officer
* Dr. Melchior Wehner, ship's doctor

## References

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1. ^ a b Rottensteiner, Franz (31 December 2008). The Black Mirror and Other Stories: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany & Austria. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-6831-1. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. ^ Stableford, Brian M. (2006). Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 378\. ISBN 9780415974608. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

## External links

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* Die Inseln der Weisheit (First edition) by Internet Archive (German)
* Die Inseln der Weisheit by Projekt Gutenberg-DE (German)

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