Fischer, William B. The Empire Strikes Out: Kurd Lasswitz, Hans Dominik, and the Development of German Science Fiction. Bowling Green, OH 43403: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1984. ISBN: 0-87972-257-6 Clothbound; 0-87972-258-4 Paperback

Poses a receptional "game" model for the evolution of SF, with Anglo-American SF as the chief focus. Surveys early history of the genre in German literature. Thesis: Where Anglo-American SF blended the utopian and technological threads, the strands remained separate, as exemplified by the great differences between the works of Kurd Laßwitz (novel Auf zwei Planeten, 1897) and Hans Dominik (many popular novels during the first half of the Twentieth Century). Concludes with a chapter about post-WWII German SF.

For information about ordering, contact Pat Browne of the press at 1-800-515-5118, or send e-mail directly to her from here.

link to Bowling Green State University Popular Press Web Site link to home page <