Mr. Tot Aĉetas Mil Okulojn

Mr. Tot Buys a Thousand Eyes  
Author(s) Jean Forge
Original title Mr. Tot aĉetas mil okulojn
Country Germany; reprinted in Helsinki, Finland
Language Esperanto
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publication date 1931, 1973
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 242 pp
ISBN NA

Mr. Tot aĉetas mil okulojn (Mr. Tot buys a thousand eyes) is the third novel originally written in Esperanto by Jean Forge. It appeared in 1931. It is a fantasy adventure novel. However the absolute artistry of the characterizations, the pure literary language, and the well-structuredness of the novel raise it high above the mass of novels of its type. In this novel the erstwhile excessive use of suffixes, most noticeable in his previous work Saltego trans Jarmiloj, disappears.

A detective novel, but not a hair raising bloody fantasy. It is so modern, so richly saturated with psychological undertones and pulsating life, that its value greatly exceeds the standards that one generally has for novels of its genre.[1]

The novel is included in William Auld's Basic Esperanto Reading List.[2]

In 1960, Fritz Lang used the novel as a basis for his last film The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse.

Source

The first version of this page is translated from the Esperanto Vikipedio.

References

  1. ^ Jobo L M 1931, p. 160.
  2. ^ http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baza_legolisto