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Clarges Copertina flessibile – 23 marzo 2016

Edizione Inglese di Jack Vance (Autore), Robert Silverberg (Avanti)
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In the far-future city of Clarges, you can live forever–if you can make the grade. In Clarges, everyone competes for the ultimate prize of immortality. Gavin Waylock lost the live-forever rank of Amaranth when he was accused of murder; now, after seven years in hiding, he begins again the struggle to reach the top. But a strong-willed woman, The Jacynth Martin, is determined to see him fail–and failure means death. SF Grandmaster Jack Vance crafts a classic tale of man against dystopia, rich in intrigue, suspense and dark humor. – Matt Hughes

Clarges, published originally as "To LiveForever", is Volume 10 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series.Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. – John Vance II

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    218 pagine
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  3. Data di pubblicazione
    23 marzo 2016
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    15.24 x 1.4 x 22.86 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    1619470993
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1619470996
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  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Spatterlight Press (23 marzo 2016)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina flessibile ‏ : ‎ 218 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1619470993
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1619470996
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 327 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.4 x 22.86 cm
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Enrico Assorati
4,0 su 5 stelle Non il top ma comunque buono
Recensito in Italia il 10 gennaio 2021
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Non il migliore dei romanzi di Vance, meno brillante e varipinto del solito, ma comunque merita l'affresco di una società dove è possibile vivere per sempre.
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Hans Horstink
5,0 su 5 stelle Een brilliante Jack Vance
Recensito nei Paesi Bassi il 22 maggio 2017
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Jack Vance is een van mijn favoriete schrijvers. Zijn ingenieuse plots en karakteristiek onderkoelde humor zijn ongeëvenaard. Clarges is weer zo'n meetserwerkje, waarin de hoofdpersoon zich continue in en uit de nesten werkt en de ontknoping toch weer verrast.
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All Kinds
5,0 su 5 stelle Previously titled "To Live Forever", but I like this title better
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 20 marzo 2013
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This book I first read about 7 years ago in the first edition paperback with the old title. This version is from the VIE texts ( for more info on the project, check out [...] and is therefore Vance's preferred edition.

For those new to Vance, I would recommend you begin elsewhere. Perhaps with The Tschai series or The Dying Earth books. This was Vance's first actual novel as The Dying Earth was a fix-up. It is SF of the fantastical variety, not hard SF. It takes place at some indefinite point in the distant future (of Earth? Vance is never explicit about this fact) when the citizens of a city called Clarges have long since discovered a method for immortality. But how to decide who lives and who dies? Well, in typical Vancean fashion this question is explored and answered. The main character is one Gavin Waylock whose past is mysterious and who seems to be new to the intricacies of Clarges. What he sees is a culture of competitive striving, those who wish to add years to their lives never getting a moment's respite. It is ironic as so much of Vance's work is. Since I don't go into plot details in my reviews, I will leave the rest to your imagination. Needless to say, Waylock's story is quite an adventure, as is the world Vance created.

While some reviewers of this book say that Vance's style is muted here, I disagree. I think Vance wrote this book in the style the story required. And don't get me wrong, I am not saying that Vance's style is not apparent here because it most certainly is. If you are curious, give Clarges a try. If nothing else you will find beautiful writing that is so rare in the SF of the 50's. Enjoy!
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5,0 su 5 stelle Clarges by Jack Vance aka To Live Forever
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 28 febbraio 2013
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Clarges--previously published under the title To Live Forever--is a fantastic early standalone Vance SF novel, which speculates about a future where--seemingly beneficial--scientific advancement has held back man's potential to colonise the stars. This was perhaps the first Vance novel to really strike gold--excluding The Dying Earth which was a short story collection--and shows many of the characteristic traits which adorn his later works. Clarges is a great example of how Jack Vance can create a really engrossing and believable culture from the ground up.

Set in a far future Earth, the society of Clarges live in a walled city, sheltered from the so called barbarians of the outside world. The novel tackles the issue of what would happen if biology advanced in such a way as to allow immortality among the human race. How could these advancements be used without the world becoming overpopulated? The society of Clarges have developed a system to overcome the horrors of Malthusian overpopulation by providing a Fair-Play Act which rewards hard work and contribution to society with the promise of eternal life for a select few.

Citizens who partake in the Fair-Play Act are divided into five categories referred to as phyles: Brood, Wedge, Third, Verge and Amaranth. When people register as Brood, they essential enter a contract whereby they have a fixed life span. When their time expires they are terminated by assassins. Each successful contribution in their career allows them to progress upward through the various phyles, each of which extends the amount of life they are entitled to. A select few who are very successful reach Amaranth, which grants them immortality and five relicts--essentially clones which can be used in substitute in case death befalls them. The citizens of Clarges do not have to participate in the Fair-Play Act, if they want they can live a normal life and live to the average age. The people who choose this way of life are referred to as Glarks.

It's an interesting idea which Vance develops well to create a unusual atmosphere in Clarges. The citizens are so concerned with their so called slope that they do not have time to live a proper life; always thinking about their ticking lifespan and how they can break into the next phyle. This is summarised nicely by one of the minor characters, Jacob Nile:

"Slope! Slope! Slope!-that's all to be heard in Clarges."

The protagonist of the story is Gavin Waylock, a very typical Vance character; a completely amoral person who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Nevertheless, he is a likeable character who you find yourself wanting to see succeed. Gavin meets an Amaranth women called The Jacynth Martin at Carnervalle--a place were the citizens of Clarges come to blow off steam and forget all about their slope, they come masked as to be equal for a short time. However The Jacynth learns a secret about Gavin's past and thus begins a turn of events which begin to question the very foundations of the society of Clarges.

Clarges is quite a serious novel with very little humour in the dialogue, the following quote is a delightful exception and a glimpse of Vance's later attitude toward character dialogue:

Caddigan looked sidewise at Waylock. "Pladge has become a Whitherer, and now it's all I hear."
"A 'Whitherer'?"
"A person who ask 'Whither?'" said Pladge. "It's as simple as that. We've formed an association and we ask 'Whither?' together. You must come to one of our meetings."

In summary, I found Clarges to be a thoroughly enjoyable read, highly recommended to Vance fans
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DWGroucho
4,0 su 5 stelle Classic Vance imagination and irony!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 15 agosto 2015
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Classic middle period Vance! A great place to start with Vance and awesome to reread - my 2nd reading and it was much better the 2nd time! Full of the usual irony, humor and cynicism but a strong undercurrent of human strength, decency and justice. So deftly drawn and convincing. The sections at "Carnavalle" are beautiful, wondrous and lasting - highly recommended.
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5,0 su 5 stelle Vance at his best
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 14 novembre 2023
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A little darker than some of his work, but a tremendous read nonetheless. Always a pleasure, highly recommend you take the time to read this.
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