Micromegas: A philosophical short story by Voltaire | Free Audiobook

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Title: Micromegas: A philosophical short story
Author: Voltaire
Narrator: Paul Spera
Format: Unabridged
Length: 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-24-16
Publisher: Astorg Audio
Genres: Classics, European Literature

Summary:
First published in 1752, "Micromegas" is one of Voltaires best-known works. It is a tale of mordant irony, and actually the original science-fiction short story. Arriving on Earth from the star Sirius, the gigantic explorer Micromegas discovers the people of Earth, so small compared to him that he first believes that no creature this size can hope to achieve any degree of intelligence; he will soon discover the ways and thoughts of these diminutive people, who clearly have an over-inflated idea of their own importance in the universe. Voltaire's extrapolations of sun-powered interstellar flight, alien civilizations, and the two moons of Mars, are designed to make us see ourselves in a new light and laugh at what we find.
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