Language: English
Published in: 1957
Categorie(s): Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Word count: 16,132 words (≈ about 1 hour)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
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To translate writings, you need a key to the code--and if the last writer of Martian died forty thousand years before the first writer of Earth was born ... how could the Martian be translated...?
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Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:41:24 +0200
This is one of my favorite short stories. It's about an archaeological expedition to Mars. It works on a few different levels - first, the premise on just how you translate an alien language. But also as something of an adventure story, the author really captured the feel of exploring an old ruined city.