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- Micromégas comment "\"Micromégas\" is a 1752 short story by the French philosopher and satirist Voltaire. Along with his story \"Plato's Dream\", it is a seminal work in the genre of science fiction, and is a significant development in the history of literature.The tale recounts the visit to Earth of a being from a planet circling the star Sirius, and of his companion from the planet Saturn.The technique of using an outsider to comment on aspects of Western culture was popular at this period.".