The Fortunate Disaster

An adaptation of Gabriel Tarde’s science fiction novel Underground Man, published in 1905. Humanity moves its abundant riches underground as the sun’s lifespan ends.

Greg Elmer, Director

Douglas Tewksbury, music

Tanner Mirrlees, Narration

The conception of the sun seized in a mysterious, chill grip and flickering from hue to hue in the skies of a darkened, amazed and terrified world, could be presented in images of stupendous majesty and splendour.

~H.G. Wells (Preface to Underground Man)

Free copy of the novel, @gutenberg.org

Review essay by David Smallwood

Hardcopy version of the book with a new forward by Maurizio Lazzarato.

“Apocalypse 1896: Gabriel Tarde and the Fortunate Disaster” essay by Mike White.