Summary
Literary fiction no. 8 - creativity of Artur Č. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008) is a cult science fiction author, who gained worldwide fame with the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. After studying mathematics and physics at King's College, London, Clarke devoted himself to writing. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force as a radar specialist and was involved in the construction of the first systems for early warning and automatic guidance of pilots from the ground. His love for science found its new expression both in books (which is why his works often hinted at new scientific discoveries), and in the many inventions and patents he signed. He wrote more than twenty novels, twelve collections of short stories and fifteen books in which he talks about the future, space exploration, etc. As the dominant themes of Clarke's literary work, criticism cites man's "spiritual" transformation and man's search for a place in the universe.
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