Astronautilia
| Author | Ἰωάννης Πυρεῖα i.e. Jan Křesadlo |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ποιητοῦ ἀδήλου ἈΣΤΡΟΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑ ἢ ἡ Μικροδυσσεία ἡ κοσμική |
| Translator | Jan Křesadlo |
| Language | Greek, Czech, Latin, English |
| Genre | epic poem, hexameter, Science fiction, satire, poetry, postmodern |
| Publisher | Ivo Železný |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | Czech literature |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 542 |
| ISBN | 8023724525 |
The Astronautilia (Czech: Hvězdoplavba; full title in Greek: Ποιητοῦ ἀδήλου ΑΣΤΡΟΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑ ἢ ἡ Μικροοδυσσεία ἡ κοσμική; i.e. "An unknown poet's Starvoyage, or the Cosmic Micro-Odyssey") is the magnum opus, written in 1994 under the hellenised pseudonym Ἰωάννης Πυρεῖα, of Czech poet and writer Jan Křesadlo, one of the most unusual works of twentieth-century literature. It was published shortly after his death as a commemorative first edition.
While no published full English translation exists as yet, there is a sample chapter translation online, and a German translation of the fully transcribed and annotated Greek text is in preparation.