Godina izdanja: Ostalo
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Jezik: Engleski
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Kim Stanley Robinson - Antarctica

Harper Collins, 1997.
Mek povez, 414 strane. Knjiga ima dve male rupe na prednjoj korici, koje prelaze na prvih nekoliko listova. VIDI SLIKE!

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Antarctica (1997) is a science fiction novel by American writer Kim Stanley Robinson. It deals with a variety of characters living at or visiting an Antarctic research station. It incorporates many of Robinson`s common themes, including scientific process and the importance of environmental protection.[1]
Overview

Most of the story is centred on McMurdo Station, the largest settlement in Antarctica, which is run as a scientific research station by the United States. Robinson`s characteristic multiple-protagonist style is employed here to show many aspects of polar life; among the viewpoints presented are those of X, an idealistic young man working as a General Field Assistant at McMurdo; Val, an increasingly embittered trek guide; and Wade Norton, who works for the California Senator Phil Chase (Wade and Phil also appear in the `Science in the Capital` trilogy). As well as McMurdo, the story involves the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, the Shackleton Glacier, the McMurdo Dry Valleys and a South American drilling platform near Roberts Massif.
Themes

Antarctica involves many of the ideas Robinson uses elsewhere; as in the Mars trilogy, much emphasis is placed on the importance of living sustainably and the issues of existing in a hostile environment. The significance of Antarctica as a `continent for science` is contrasted with the need to provide a decent environment also for the support staff essential in a place so marginal. Other recurring themes include rock-climbing, physical athleticism, the process and ideology of science, exploitation of natural resources, and the formation of cooperative and anarchic social systems.[2]

The novel was heavily influenced by Robinson`s 1995 stay in Antarctica as part of the National Science Foundation`s Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, and was nominated for a Locus Award in 1998.[3] While researched in great detail, and generally accurate, some reviews noted that the book was in parts slowed down by heavy amounts of technical and historic detail.[4]

Kim Stenli Robinson - Anktarktika