After 112 years .. Why is the "flower of the resurrection" the most important novels of Italian science fiction?

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In 2018, the publication of the novel "The flower of the resurrection, the wonders of the third millennium" was published by Italian publishing house Emilio Salgari and translated by Amaragi.

The "Flower of the Resurrection" is the most important work in the history of Italian sci-fi literature according to the consensus of the critics. The novel was published in 1907. It focuses on a journey to the future by two men who live in a life of boredom and loneliness. They leap forward one hundred years in time. , From 1903 to 2003, to live a dream of the future of the unknown, a future excels writer in drawing features that will appear to us often close to our reality in a frightening way.

Emilio Salgari (1862-1911) was born in the city of Verona to a wealthy family working in commerce. He joined the Naval Institute in Venice and soon left his studies to work in the press. He was famous for writing short stories and serials on the pages of newspapers. All speak of the adventures of the distant seas and countries that reflect his passion for navigation and exploration. Despite acknowledging his literary status, Salgari lived a life of poverty and isolation in his office, and immersed himself in writing until he entered a state of depression that led him to commit suicide in the city of Turin.

Salgari left a great legacy of stories and novels, more than eighty novels and a hundred stories, after his death, dozens of accounts attributed to him, which was not really, he became a school after his death stand alone, and began to follow the example of the book and imitate his style.

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