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 Islands of Wisdom: The Story of an Adventurous Expedition
AuthorAlexander Moszkowski
Original titleDie Inseln der Weisheit: Geschichte einer abenteuerlichen Entdeckungsfahrt
LanguageGerman
SubjectSocial and political ideas of European philosophy / utopias
GenreScience fiction, satire
Set inBerlin and Pacific Islands
Publication date
1922
Publication placeWeimar Republic

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.
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