by Michael Crichton · Distribooks Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266009829
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«L'homme terminal» is the science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, published by Distribooks Inc in paperback (278 pages, in French).
In the novel, Benson, a computer engineer with psychiatric disorders, volunteers for an experiment: the first implant of an electronic brain intended to cure his epilepsy. A failed manoeuvre turns him into an unpredictable killer, and the story follows his flight and the scientific pursuit to stop him.
Novel translated from English; the original The Terminal Man was published in 1972. In the Pocket collection it carries number 3639.
For readers of science fiction and medical thriller, especially those who enjoy Michael Crichton's scientific premises.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
