Astronautilia

The Astronautilia (Czech: Hvězdoplavba; full title in Greek: Ποιητοῦ ἀδήλου ΑΣΤΡΟΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑ ἢ ἡ Μικροοδυσσεία ἡ κοσμική; i.e. "An unknown poet's Starvoyage, or the Cosmic Micro-Odyssey") is the magnum opus, written in 1994 under the hellenised pseudonym Ἰωάννης Πυρεῖα, of Czech poet and writer Jan Křesadlo, one of the most unusual works of twentieth-century literature. It was published shortly after his death as a commemorative first edition.

Ἀστροναυτιλία / Hvězdoplavba
AuthorἸωάννης Πυρεῖα i.e. Jan Křesadlo
Original titleΠοιητοῦ ἀδήλου ἈΣΤΡΟΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑ ἢ ἡ Μικροδυσσεία ἡ κοσμική
TranslatorJan Křesadlo
CountryCzech literature
LanguageGreek, Czech, Latin, English
Genreepic poem, hexameter, Science fiction, satire, poetry, postmodern
PublisherIvo Železný
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages542
ISBN8023724525

While no full English translation exists as yet, there is a sample chapter translation online, and a German translation of the fully transcribed and annotated Greek text is in preparation.

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