Povídky s X - CDmp3 (Čte Otakar Brousek ml.)

This MP3 audiobook, narrated by Otakar Brousek Jr., explores the roots of science fiction through a selection of the best short stories by Herbert George Wells, one of the founders of the genre. His novels The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine have inspired numerous film and radio adaptations, from Orson Welles to Steven Spielberg, but Wells devoted his entire life to writing short stories as well. In them, he combines imaginative ideas with the scientific discoveries of his time and often adds the gentle sense of humour typical of British short-story writers of the period. The collection includes stories that have become part of the golden heritage of science fiction, such as The Man Who Could Work Miracles, The Story of Gottfried Plattner, How Pickpy Was Wondrously Cured, The Superstimulator, The Robbers at Hammerpond, Ostrich Business, The Empire of the Ants, Aepyornis Island, Attack from the Sea, The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes and The Country of the Blind. These works demonstrate why Wells’s writing is regarded as a cornerstone of modern science fiction.