Berge Meere und Giganten

Mountains Oceans and Giants
Cover of first edition
Author(s)	Alfred Döblin
Original title	Berge Meere und Giganten
Country	Germany
Language	German
Genre(s)	Science fiction novel
Publisher	S. Fischer
Publication date	1924
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	588
LC Classification	PT2607.O35 B4 1924

Berge Meere und Giganten (Mountains Oceans and Giants) is a 1924 science fiction novel by German author Alfred Döblin. Stylistically characterized by its expressionist prose, the novel follows the development of human society into the 27th century, concentrating on global-scale conflicts between future polities, technologies, and natural forces.

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