von Neupauer, Josef
Entry updated 31 July 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1806-1902) Austrian politician and author whose sf novel, Österreich im Jahre 2020 ["Austria in the Year 2020"] (1893), describes Mr Forest's journey to Austria in 2020, guided by Julian West from Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888). Austria, now a monarchical Utopia, is run on communist lines, with women's rights established to a degree (see Feminism); Vienna has been transformed into the kind of symmetrical City frequently encountered in narratives about designed worlds. A coercive breeding regime (see Eugenics) keeps the population healthy. [JC]
Josef von Neupauer
born Graz, Austria: 15 April 1806
died Schwarzenegg Castle, Wildon, Austria: 8 July 1902
works (selected)
- Österreich im Jahre 2020 ["Austria in the Year 2020"] (Dresden, German Empire: E Pierson, 1893) [binding unknown/]
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