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A work that still poses provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A. Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his worldview is forever shattered.

Written more than a century ago, Flatland offers an extraordinary animation of dimension, geometry and physical space that continues to resonate in contemporary science.

(P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Classics Cyberpunk Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Science Fiction Comedy

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At once a classic of science fiction, a playful brainteaser about geometry, a pointed satire of Victorian manners - and, finally, a strangely compelling argument about reason, faith, and the greatest mysteries of the universe
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An enjoyable social satire on Victorian culture and hierarchy. Even though it's a pastiche, the depiction of Flatland's women and 'irregulars' was quite difficult to listen to; Abbott is somewhat brutal in his parody. Nonetheless, a very interesting and succinct read.

A brutal but enjoyable social satire

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absolutely amazing book and very impressed by the narrator really loved listening to it throughout

the harshness of the way if life

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