The End of Mr. y - Scarlett Thomas

Descriere The End of Mr. y - Scarlett Thomas

Ariel Manto has a fascination with 19th-century scientists--especially Thomas Lumas and The End of Mr. Y, a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness and death, space and time, and everything in between. \nA cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in gray suits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere? \nAriel Manto has a fascination with nineteenth-century scientists--especially Thomas Lumas and The End of Mr. Y, a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness and death, space and time, and everything in between. \n \nSeeking answers, Ariel follows in Mr. Y's footsteps: She swallows a tincture, stares into a black dot, and is transported into the Troposphere--a wonderland where she can travel through time and space using the thoughts of others. There she begins to understand all the mysteries surrounding the book, herself, and the universe. Or is it all just a hallucination? \n \nWith The End of Mr. Y, Scarlett Thomas brings us another fast-paced mix of popular culture, love, mystery, and irresistible philosophical adventure. \n\n

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Brand

Mariner Books

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780156031615

Magazine

1

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