Mr. Tot Acetas Mil Okulojn
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Mr. Tot aĉetas mil okulojn (Mr. Tot buys a thousand eyes) is the third novel originally written in Esperanto
by Jean Forge
. It appeared in 1931. It is a fantasy adventure novel. However the absolute artistry of the characterizations, the pure literary language, and the well-structuredness of the novel raise it high above the mass of novels of its type. In this novel the erstwhile excessive use of suffixes, most noticeable in his previous work Saltego trans Jarmiloj, disappears.
The novel is included in William Auld
's Basic Esperanto Reading List.
In 1960, Fritz Lang
used the novel as a basis for his last film The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
.
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
by Jean Forge
Jean Forge
Jan Fethke was a German-Polish film director and, under the pen name Jean Forge, a successful author. He also was a famous proponent of the language Esperanto.-Life:...
. It appeared in 1931. It is a fantasy adventure novel. However the absolute artistry of the characterizations, the pure literary language, and the well-structuredness of the novel raise it high above the mass of novels of its type. In this novel the erstwhile excessive use of suffixes, most noticeable in his previous work Saltego trans Jarmiloj, disappears.
- A detective novel, but not a hair raising bloody fantasy. It is so modern, so richly saturated with psychological undertones and pulsating life, that its value greatly exceeds the standards that one generally has for novels of its genre.
The novel is included in William Auld
William Auld
William Auld was a Scottish poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, 2004, and 2006 making him the first and only person to be nominated for works in Esperanto...
's Basic Esperanto Reading List.
In 1960, Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...
used the novel as a basis for his last film The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse is a 1960 film made in West Germany. It was the last film directed by Fritz Lang and concerned the further exploits of Dr. Mabuse, a character Lang had used in two previous films in 1922 and 1933.The movie, based on the Esperanto novel Mr...
.