by Scarlett Thomas · Canongate Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781847672292
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«The End of Mr. Y» is the fantasy and science fiction novel by Scarlett Thomas, published by Canongate Books in paperback (512 pages, in English).
Ariel Manto finds in a second-hand bookshop a copy of «The End of Mr. Y», a cursed and extremely rare book by the eccentric Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas. As she reads it, Ariel is drawn into an adventure of love, desire, death and time travel, and discovers a dreamlike world where thoughts allow one to travel through space and history.
This edition is from 2008; the work was originally published in 2006. In 2008 it was nominated for the Orange Prize.
Recommended for reading groups and for those seeking a novel that combines mystery, philosophy and time travel with a protagonist who studies Victorian science.
Scarlett Thomas is an English author who writes contemporary postmodern fiction. She has published ten novels, including The End of Mr. Y and PopCo, as well as the Worldquake series of children's books, and Monkeys With Typewriters, a book on how to unlock the power of storytelling. She is Professor of Creative Writing & Contemporary Fiction at the University of Kent.
