Aniara
by Harry Martinson · first published 1956
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"Aniara" by Harry Martinson reminded me that there are levels to this game. It's the kind of book that somehow makes you feel like a master at imagining epic scenery. The awe / word ratio is very high so even…
on “Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?” ↗…A comment on an upload of Seventh Wonder's The Great Escape[0] led me my discovering Shadow Gallery's First Light[1], which I enjoyed almost as much. (Almost. SW's track, based on Henry Martinson's 'Aniara' poetic cycle is, in my opinion, at another level. Martison was awarded a Nobel prize for his work but unfortuntely commited suicide as a result of fierce criticism against this decision). 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMjO7y-98Ak…
on “Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?” ↗Aniara by Harry Martinson, an epic scifi poem (perhaps the only example of that genre?) written in 1956.
on “Ask HN: What books are you reading?” ↗sort-of related (scifi, poetry) is the book Tau Zero[1] and its similarities with the Swedish epic poem Aniara[2] [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Zero [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniara
on “Astronautilia” ↗