Description: ANTIQUE (1932) UTOPIAN BOOK "DER TUNNEL (THE TUNNEL)" BERNHARD KELLERMAN (IN GERMAN [FRAKTUR]) A splendid copy of Kellerman's utopian fantasy combined with his unmitigated and almost prophetic view of "what could have been" if 2 world wars hadn't gotten in the way! Used in EXCELLENT condition commensurate with age. The volume appears almost as new for its age. 402pp. Der Tunnel is a novel by Bernhard Kellermann published in April 1913. The novel sold 100,000 copies in the six months after its publication, and it became one of the most successful books of the first half of the 20th century. By 1939 its circulation had reached millions. The main theme of the novel is social progress, particularly with respect to modern technology.Allan, an idealistic engineer, wants to build a tunnel at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean connecting North America with Europe within a few years. The idealist's scheme is thwarted for financial reasons, and the tunnel construction (in particular a segment dug under a mountain) experiences several disasters. A fiasco seems inevitable, the army of workers revolt, and Allan becomes a figure of universal hatred throughout the world. After 26 years of construction, the tunnel is finally completed; however, the engineering masterpiece is outdated as soon as it opens, as airplanes now cross the Atlantic in a few hours.
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Language: German
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: BERLIN
Signed: No
Publisher: G. FISCHER VERLAG
Subject: UTOPIAN PLANS AND HOPES GONE AWRY
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1932
California Prop 65 Warning: NA
Unit Type: Unit
Illustrator: NA
Author: BERNHARD KELLERMANN
Region: EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA
Personalized: No
Topic: TECHNOLOGY & DESIRE FOR WORLD PEACE
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: ALLAN
