Flatland

Author: Edwin Abbott

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780241441572
  • : Penguin UK
  • : Penguin
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  • : November 2020
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  • : Edwin Abbott
  • : Penguin Science Fiction Ser.
  • : Paperback
  • : 2011
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  • : English
  • : 160
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Description


A fantastically unique work of science fiction that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theory.


A work that still poses provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A. Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his worldview is forever shattered.


Written more than a century ago, Flatland offers an extraordinary animation of dimension, geometry and physical space that continues to resonate in contemporary science.