The Islands of Wisdom

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The Islands of Wisdom: The Story of an Adventurous Expedition
AuthorAlexander Moszkowski
Original titleDie Inseln der Weisheit: Geschichte einer abenteuerlichen Entdeckungsfahrt
LanguageGerman
SubjectSocial and political ideas of European philosophy / utopias
GenreScience fiction, satire
Set inBerlin and Pacific Islands
Publication date
1922
Publication placeWeimar Republic

Die Inseln der Weisheit (The Islands of Wisdom) is a 1922 novel by Alexander Moszkowski that features expeditions to various utopian and dystopian islands that embody various social-political ideas of European philosophy and extrapolates them for their absurdities when they are put into practice.[1]

The novel's "island of technology" Sarragalla anticipates mobile telephones and a thorough mechanization of life.[1]

The satire of utopias also reproduces the society described in Plato's The Republic.[2]


Characters

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  • Alexander Moszkowski, author and first-person narrator
  • Donath Flohr, friend of the narrator
  • Mr. Mac Lintock, multimillionaire from Chicago
  • Eva Mac Lintock, his niece
  • Ralph Kreyher, captain of the ship Atalanta
  • Geo Rotteck, ship's officer
  • Dr. Melchior Wehner, ship's doctor

References

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