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"The Twentieth Century - a unique blend of objets d'art and pulp fiction, science fiction and satire - was initially published in 1882 to great acclaim. Abundantly illustrated by the author, the story presents a panorama of society in the century to come. The story opens in the spring of 1952 as Helene Colobry, niece of mega-banker Raphael Ponto, has just graduated from a private provincial school and needs to find a career. This highly original futuristic fantasy is a cross between "The Jetsons" and the novels of Charles Dickens: it focuses on the daily life of a bourgeois family living in the technology-driven world of tomorrow - where trips to the market are made by aircar and where women argue politics with their husbands via videophone."--BOOK JACKET.
| ISBN-13 | 9780911818635 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0911818634 |
| List Price | $12.95 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 512 pages |
| Publisher | Distributed by Ballantine Books |
| Published On | 1984-10-01 |
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