{"product_id":"9780252083594","title":"Arthur C. Clarke","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe creative odyssey of the man who foresaw the future—and the present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlready renowned for his science fiction and scientific nonfiction, Arthur C. Clarke became the world's most famous science fiction writer after the success of \u003cem\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e. He then produced novels like \u003cem\u003eRendezvous with Rama\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fountains of Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e that many regard as his finest works. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGary Westfahl closely examines Clarke's remarkable career, ranging from his forgotten juvenilia to the passages he completed for a final novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Theorem\u003c\/em\u003e. As Westfahl explains, Clarke's science fiction offered original perspectives on subjects like new inventions, space travel, humanity's destiny, alien encounters, the undersea world, and religion. While not inclined to mysticism, Clarke necessarily employed mystical language to describe the fantastic achievements of advanced aliens and future humans. Westfahl also contradicts the common perception that Clarke's characters were bland and underdeveloped, arguing that these reticent, solitary individuals, who avoid conventional relationships, represent his most significant prediction of the future, as they embody the increasingly common lifestyle of people in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185409491218,"sku":"9780252083594","price":47.57,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9780252083594.jpg?v=1774735675","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9780252083594","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}