Metropolis (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Thea von Harbou
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—cautionary
- Time of Work: 2000
- Setting: The city of Metropolis
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Working class, Christ figures or saviors, Robots or robotics, Cities or towns, Factory management, Subterranean or underground regions
- Locales: Earth, alternate versions of
The Plot
Metropolis is Thea von Harbou’s novelization of the scenario for the 1926 film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang. Although the story has its origins in Lang’s vision of the city of the future and his fascination with modern industrial machinery, the main elements of the plot were devised by von Harbou.
The story concerns the efforts of Freder to mediate between the oppressed workers and the managerial elite of the city of Metropolis. As the son of Joh Fredersen, the mastermind controlling the great city, Freder leads a life of tremendous...
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