Geek packing.
- Sid
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Yevgeny Zamyatin was a philosopher, author and dissident in a time and place that tolerated none of those roles - Stalin's Russia. His dystopian science fiction novel We, written in 1920, never saw publication in Russia. He died in Paris in 1937, exiled from Russia at his own request.
For me, his quote expresses the essential shared nature of science fiction and fantasy: a revolution that never ends - an infinite revolution.
Comments and observations on science fiction and fantasy.
Why "The Infinite Revolution"?
"Revolution is everywhere, in everything. It is infinite. There is no final revolution, no final number.
- Yevgeny Zamyatin
Yevgeny Zamyatin was a philosopher, author and dissident in a time and place that tolerated none of those roles - Stalin's Russia. His dystopian science fiction novel We, written in 1920, never saw publication in Russia. He died in Paris in 1937, exiled from Russia at his own request.
For me, his quote expresses the essential shared nature of science fiction and fantasy: a revolution that never ends - an infinite revolution.
Introduction
I've been reading science fiction and fantasy for as long as I can remember - in fact, my involvement goes back further than that, my mother used to say that she had read the Narnia books to me when I was a baby. I've maintained my interest over the years, and after my friend Colin started HIS blog (Campbell Brothers Winery), I thought to myself, hey, if no one stopped HIM*... I make no claim to being an authority in any way, shape or form, and since there are lots of lists, biographies and bibliographies out there on the net, this is just going to be a place for me to vent some of my thoughts and opinions.
*And the Campbell Brothers may be desperately in need of stopping, based on all evidence.
*And the Campbell Brothers may be desperately in need of stopping, based on all evidence.
About Me
My rating from Innergeek.us
Right now I'm reading:
- Singularity Sky, by Charles Stross
- Serving in Time, by Gordon Eklund
Where you going?
ReplyDeleteAlready there, actually. Four day graphic design conference in Austin, Texas. (Yee ha, as the locals say.) Details to follow.
ReplyDelete- Sid
Thank-you - you have inspired my next blog posting. Although it won't be "geek packing" to explore the sci-fi scene in Austin, it will be "yoga guru" packing for the teachers' retreat :-)
ReplyDeleteConsidering that it was just sort of randomly assembled for my trip to Texas, this is actually a fairly comprehensive cross-section of fandom. There's a Star Wars computer game; StarCraft, which I've mentioned in previous posts; a comic book movie (Iron Man 2); two horror films, one based on a video game; a Star Trek movie featuring both Original Series and Next Generation characters; a British fantasy film, Solomon Kane, based on a classic Robert E. Howard character; Doctor Who episodes on iPad and one of my DW t-shirts; and finally my copy of Game of Thrones, purchased many years before the TV adaptation.
ReplyDelete- Sid
Oh, and happy to have helped with inspiration for a blog posting.
ReplyDelete- Sid