Aniara is a book-length epic science fiction poem written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson from 1953 to 1956. It narrates the tragedy of a large passenger spacecraft carrying a cargo of colonists escaping destruction on Earth veering off course, leaving the Solar System and entering into an existential struggle. The style is symbolic, sweeping and innovative for its time, with creative use of neologisms to suggest the science fictional setting.This is a first English edition copy from 1963, printed by Hutchinson. The dust cover is present but has several small tears and scuffs, as pictured (will be covered in removable plastic sleeve for protection before sending). There is a scribble, two white labels covering another scribble and a small sign of foxing to the flyleaf. This foxing continues for the first few pages. Otherwise the book is in good condition with merely some tanning to the pages but otherwise clean.