Гениальная притча, изменившая взгляд на реальность. Житель двумерного Флатландии, Квадрат, открывает для себя существование первого и третьего измерений, что рушит всё его миропонимание. Шедевр научной и социальной сатиры.The book that influenced writers from Carl Sagan to StephenHawking, Flatland is set in a two-dimensional world where life existsonly in lines and shapes - until one of its inhabitants, 'A. Square', hashis perspective transformed forever. This brilliantly eccentric classicis an invitation to see beyond our own reality.
'At once a playful brainteaser about geometry, a pointed satire ofVictorian manners - and a strangely compelling argument about thegreatest mysteries of the Universe' Wall Street Journal
'Flatland could lead to very profound thought about our Universeand ourselves' Isaac Asimov
Edwin A. Abbott(1838-1926) was a leading scholar of the Victorianperiod. A schoolmaster from the age of 26, Abbott oversaw theeducation of many luminaries of the Edwardian era and beyond,including Prime Minister H.H.Asquith. In his retirement, Abbottdevoted himself to writing theological discussions and biographies.In 1884, he wrote Flatland, a highly original work of satirical science-fiction that is now considered a canonical example of the genre.