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'''''The Land of Foam''''' also known as '''''At the Edge of Oikoumene''''' ({{langx|ru|На краю Ойкумены|Na krayu Oikumeny}}) and '''''Great Arc''''' ({{langx|ru|Великая Дуга|Velikaya Duga}}) is a novel written by ] writer ] in 1946.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Best Sellers: From the U.S. Government Printing Office |date=15 April 1959 |volume=19 |issue=2 |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uCELweGJ-f4C&q=The+Land+of+Foam+yefremov+review&pg=PA25 |access-date=3 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| The first part takes place during the rule of the pharaoh ] (26th century BC), who decides to send an expedition to the South, in order to seek the famous and fabled ] and to seek the limits of the land and the start of the ''Great Arc'', the circular ocean encompassing the entire world in ]ian ]. | The first part takes place during the rule of the pharaoh ] (26th century BC), who decides to send an expedition to the South, in order to seek the famous and fabled ] and to seek the limits of the land and the start of the ''Great Arc'', the circular ocean encompassing the entire world in ]ian ]. | ||
| The second part starts in Ancient Greece during its ] (no precise dates are provided, but one can assume a date c. 1000–900 BC).<ref>The book mentions the abandoned capital of ], constructed by the pharaoh of same name c. 1350 BC and abandoned shortly afterward. Those facts are placed as 400 years away at the time the novel takes place.</ref> A young ] named Pandion sets off on a journey to Crete, but he ends up on |
The second part starts in Ancient Greece during its ] (no precise dates are provided, but one can assume a date c. 1000–900 BC).<ref>The book mentions the abandoned capital of ], constructed by the pharaoh of same name c. 1350 BC and abandoned shortly afterward. Those facts are placed as 400 years away at the time the novel takes place.</ref> A young ] named Pandion sets off on a journey to ], but he ends up on ]n Trading Ship ( while trying to escape captivity from some local wild Crete people), and after 4 days, he jumps the ship in the middle of the storm ( while escaping sacrifice from frightened sailors), and a storm finally lands him in Egypt, where he is enslaved. He manages to win his freedom and find friends and after a long and perilous journey through ]n ] and ] comes back home. On the way, he carves a ] which portrays his friends and some details of their adventures. | ||
| In a short ], modern researchers examine the cameo and contemplate its possible origins. | In a short ], modern researchers examine the cameo and contemplate its possible origins. | ||
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1946 novel by Ivan Yefremov | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "The Land of Foam" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 First English edition, 1957 | |
| Author | Ivan Yefremov |
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| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Adventure Science fiction |
| Publisher | Foreign Languages Publishing House (Moscow) - English |
| Publication date | 1946 |
| Publication place | Soviet Union |
| Published in English | 1957 |
The Land of Foam also known as At the Edge of Oikoumene (Russian: На краю Ойкумены, romanized: Na krayu Oikumeny) and Great Arc (Russian: Великая Дуга, romanized: Velikaya Duga) is a novel written by Soviet writer Ivan Yefremov in 1946.
Plot summary
The novel is divided in two parts, separated by more than 1000 years.
The first part takes place during the rule of the pharaoh Djedefra (26th century BC), who decides to send an expedition to the South, in order to seek the famous and fabled Land of Punt and to seek the limits of the land and the start of the Great Arc, the circular ocean encompassing the entire world in Egyptian cosmology.
The second part starts in Ancient Greece during its Aegean Period (no precise dates are provided, but one can assume a date c. 1000–900 BC). A young sculptor named Pandion sets off on a journey to Crete, but he ends up on Phoenician Trading Ship ( while trying to escape captivity from some local wild Crete people), and after 4 days, he jumps the ship in the middle of the storm ( while escaping sacrifice from frightened sailors), and a storm finally lands him in Egypt, where he is enslaved. He manages to win his freedom and find friends and after a long and perilous journey through African savanna and jungle comes back home. On the way, he carves a cameo which portrays his friends and some details of their adventures.
In a short framing narrative, modern researchers examine the cameo and contemplate its possible origins.
Notes
- "Best Sellers: From the U.S. Government Printing Office". 19 (2). 15 April 1959: 39. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - The book mentions the abandoned capital of Akhetaten, constructed by the pharaoh of same name c. 1350 BC and abandoned shortly afterward. Those facts are placed as 400 years away at the time the novel takes place.
External links
- Ivan Yefremov, The Land of Foam. (in the Udmurt mirror of the Maksim Moshkow's Library)
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