''The Rocket to the Moon'' is a 1928 science fiction novel by the German writer
Thea von Harbou
Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic ''Metropolis'' (1927) and for the 192 ...
. Its German title is ''Die Frau im Mond'', which means "The Woman in the Moon". It is about a fictitious Moon mission. The book was translated into English by
Baroness von Hutten and published in 1930 as ''The Girl in the Moon''. It was republished in 1977 as ''The Rocket to the Moon''.
Adaptation
The book was turned into a film by
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
, Harbou's husband. The film is titled ''
Woman in the Moon
''Woman in the Moon'' (German language, German ''Frau im Mond'') is a German science fiction silent film that premiered 15 October 1929 at the UFA-Palast am Zoo cinema in Berlin to an audience of 2,000. It is often considered to be one of the f ...
'' and premiered in 1929.
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See also
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1928 in science fiction
The year 1928 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
* March 6 : William F. Nolan, American writer
* June 8 : Kate Wilhelm, American writer (died 2018)
* July 3 : Georges-Jean Arnaud, French writer ...
1928 German-language novels
1928 science fiction novels
1928 German novels
German novels adapted into films
German science fiction novels
Novels set on the Moon
Novels by Thea von Harbou
Space exploration novels
Science fiction novels adapted into films
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