![]() ![]() Opening a book at random, he began to think about Empires and their decline. Before meeting Campbell, Isaac Asimov had to invent an idea for a new novel. Before going to meet John, he had already sold five short stories. He was on his way to meet John Campbell to pitch the idea for a new story he had. With Europe in flames from the war, something else seemed to be on Isaac’s mind. In 1941, Isaac Asimov was a 21-year-old Chemistry graduate at Columbia University. Protagonists: Hari Seldon, Gaal Dornic, Salvor Hardin, Limmar Ponyets, Hober Mallow.īefore it existed as a novel, ‘ Foundation’ existed as a series of five stand-alone stories.Setting: Trantor, Terminus, Askone, Korell, Siwenna.Point of View: Third-person point of view.He had already created a story that would center itself around the fall of an empire. ![]() With the book in his hand being the Gilbert and Sullivan plays, he opened a section that contained the picture of the Fairy Queen of Lolanthe throwing herself at the feet of Private Willis this turned his mind to the idea of empires like the Roman Empire. Isaac Asimov worked as a professional writer in 1941, and while trying to get the idea for his next story to sell, he opened a book at random. Book Inspiration: ‘Foundation’ got inspired by the Roman Empire.Each part of the novel gives a different story but progresses chronologically and tells the story of how the Foundation struggles to steer humanity through times of crisis. ![]()
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