Le porte dell'oceano (Urania)

by Arthur C. Clarke

Overview

LE PORTE DELL'OCEANO (1963) Nel XXI secolo le navi sono treni merci che viaggiano ovunque per mare e per terra. Il giovane Johnny Clinton, orfano di Brisbane, in Australia, approfitta dell'avaria di una nave mercantile per imbarcarsi come clandestino. Ma la nave affonda al largo dell'Oceania e Johnny, abbandonato dall'ignaro equipaggio, si salva con l'aiuto dei delfini che lo portano su un'isola lontana. Qui incontra il professor Kazan, studioso che ha dedicato la sua vita a imparare il linguaggio di questi splendidi mammiferi…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788852099403
Publisher:	MONDADORI
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Sold by:	ARNOLDO MONDADORI - EBKS
Format:	eBook
File size:	364 KB
Language:	Italian

About the Author

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was one of the supreme science fiction writers of the century and achieved vast popularity with 2001: A Space Odyssey, which extended into a series of four books & two short stories. Other notable works include his Rama series of novels and the Hugo Award-winning short story The Star. Clarke augmented his fame later on in the 1980s, from being the host of several television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World.

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1917

Date of Death:

March 19, 2008

Place of Birth:

Minehead, Somerset, England

Place of Death:

Sri Lanka

Education:

1948, King's College, London, first-class honors in Physics and Mathematics