De onderaardsche reis van Klaas Klim by Ludvig Holberg

"De onderaardsche reis van Klaas Klim" by Ludvig Holberg is a satirical science-fiction novel published in 1741. When a curious philosophy student investigates a mysterious cave in Bergen, he falls into an extraordinary underground world orbiting an inner sun. There he encounters sentient trees, walking plants, and a utopian society that challenges his assumptions about morality, gender equality, religion, and government. His journey through this strange realm becomes a biting satire of European culture and philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Holberg, Ludvig, 1684-1754
Uniform Title Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum. Dutch
Title De onderaardsche reis van Klaas Klim
Behelzende eene nieuwe beschrijving van den aardkloot
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Klim%27s_Underground_Travels
Credits Produced by Annemie Arnst and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 53.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Dutch
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800
Subject Utopias -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
eBook-No. 41439
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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