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Alpha Ralpha Boulevard — Wikipedia (en)

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  title = {Alpha Ralpha Boulevard — Wikipedia (en)},
  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Ralpha_Boulevard},
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"Alpha Ralpha Boulevard" is a science fiction story by American writer Cordwainer Smith, set in his Instrumentality of Mankind universe, concerning the opening days of a sudden radical shift—from a controlling, benevolent, but sterile society, to one with individuality, danger, and excitement. The story has been reprinted a number of times, including in The Best of Cordwainer Smith and The Rediscovery of Man collections. Ursula K. Le Guin said that "'Alpha Ralpha Boulevard' (...) was as important to me as reading Pasternak for the first time." "Alpha Ralpha Boulevard" was inspired in part by a painting from Smith's childhood, The Storm by Pierre-Auguste Cot, of two young lovers fleeing along a darkening path. Additionally, the names of the two principal characters, together with the conscious attempt to revive a French culture, recall the 18th-century French novel Paul et Virginie. According to Smith's widow and second wife, it was also partly about his first wife's attraction to another man. The name of the story is likely derived from that of Ralph Alpher, who himself was convinced of the connection. The ancient computer in the story is called the "Abba-dingo", which some Smith scholars have speculated may mean "Father of Lies"; others have noted similarities to "the French phrase 'l’abbé dingo', or 'mad priest'". The name is also evocative of Abednego, who, along with Shadrach and Mesach, survived the Biblical “fiery furnace” in Daniel 3.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Alpha Ralpha Boulevard» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Ralpha_Boulevard
Wikidata Q4735112: «short story by Cordwainer Smith» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4735112
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