The Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879): The Life & Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879) - Softcover

Karlinsky, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897415311 ISBN 13: 9781897415313

Verlag: Insomniac Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

While carrying out historical research at Ontarios London Asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register: one Thomas Darwin of Down, England. Could this Thomas be a relation of the eminent scientist Charles Darwin? In a narrative woven from letters, memoir abstracts, photographs, and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thomass life the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin.In this stunning factitious biography, Karlinsky gives us a subtle parody and a Nabokovian tale of Darwinian theory gone wrong. Through the sometimes doctored, sometimes invented writings, we see the tragically short life of Thomas Darwin, a young scientist in his own right, whose novel application of evolutionary theory centres on knives and forks and spoons. Although decisively a work of fiction, The Evolution of Inanimate Objects invites sustained uncertainty as to whether Thomas Darwin is a character of pure invention or simply a heretofore little-known figure.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Insomniac Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1897415311
• ISBN 13: 9781897415313
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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