Olaf Stapledon (May 10, 1886 – September 6, 1950) was an English novelist and philosopher. His most famous works include Last and First Men, Odd John, and Star Maker.1
Works
Fiction
- Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930)
- Last Men in London (1932)
- Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest (1935)
- Star Maker (1937)
- Darkness and the Light (1942)
- Old Man in New World (1944)
- Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord (1944)
- Death into Life (1946)
- The Flames: A Fantasy (1947)
- A Man Divided (1950)
- Four Encounters (1976)
- Nebula Maker (1976)
- East is West (1979)
Non-fiction
- A Modern Theory of Ethics: A study of the Relations of Ethics and Psychology (1929)
- Waking World (1934)
- Saints and Revolutionaries (1939)
- New Hope for Britain (1939)
- Philosophy and Living, 2 volumes (1939)
- Beyond the “Isms” (1942)
- Seven Pillars of Peace (1944)
- Youth and Tomorrow (1946)
- Interplanetary Man? (1948)
- The Opening of the Eyes (1954)
Poetry
- Latter-Day Psalms (1914)
Collections
- Worlds of Wonder: Three Tales of Fantasy (1949)
- To the End of Time: the Best of Olaf Stapledon (1953)
- Far Future Calling: Uncollected Science Fiction and Fantasies of Olaf Stapledon (1979)
- An Olaf Stapledon Reader (1997)
See also
External Links
- Goodreads profile
- IMDb profile
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database profile
- Library of Congress profile
- Stapledon on Science Fiction Studies
- Works on Faded Page
- Works on Project Gutenberg Australia
References
1. “Olaf Stapledon.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed July 31, 2020.
