Berge Meere und Giganten

Mountains Oceans and Giants  

Cover of first edition
Author(s) Alfred Döblin
Original title Berge Meere und Giganten
Country Germany
Language German
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher S. Fischer
Publication date 1924
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 588
LC Classification PT2607.O35 B4 1924

Berge Meere und Giganten (Mountains Oceans and Giants) is a 1924 science fiction novel by German author Alfred Döblin. Stylistically characterized by its expressionist prose, the novel follows the development of human society into the 27th century, concentrating on global-scale conflicts between future polities, technologies, and natural forces.

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