Downward to the Earth
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Downward to the Earth is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of colonialism, redemption, and spiritual transformation on an alien world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Downward to the Earth canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert Silverberg ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
alien religious practices
ⓘ
former human colony ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
identity
ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Nildoror
ⓘ
Sulik ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
planetary romance
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateEdition |
hardcover edition
ⓘ
paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | Gundersen as returning ex-administrator ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Frank Frazetta ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-441-01545-0 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
human–alien relations
ⓘ
post-colonial guilt ⓘ spiritual rebirth ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTone |
philosophical
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approx. 240 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTimeSetting | far future ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Heart of Darkness ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
allegorical treatment of colonialism
ⓘ
depiction of alien spirituality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Edmund Gundersen ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Silverberg bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Edmund Gundersen ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| setting | alien planet Nidor ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | after end of human colonial rule on Nidor ⓘ |
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