The Mountains of Parnassus

The Nobel laureate's unfinished science fiction novel--available in English for the first time ever

Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz was one of the twentieth century's most esteemed poets and essayists. This outstanding translation of his only hitherto unavailable work is classic Milosz and a necessary companion volume for scholars and general readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in the 1970s and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz's deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist. Echoing the structure of The Captive Mind and written in an experimental, postmodern style, Milosz's sole work of science fiction follows four individuals: Karel, a disaffected young rebel; Lino, an astronaut who abandons his life of privilege; Petro, a cardinal racked with doubt; and Ephraim, a potential prophet in exile.

Author: Czeslaw Milosz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 01/10/2017
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780300214253
ISBN10: 0300214251
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Dystopian
- Fiction | Science Fiction | General

About the Author
Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) was a Polish poet, novelist, essayist, translator, and diplomat of Polish and Lithuanian descent who defected to the West in 1951. Stanley Bill is lecturer in Polish studies at the University of Cambridge. He lives in Cambridge, UK.