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Journal from Ellipsia - A Novel - cover

Journal from Ellipsia - A Novel

Hortense Calisher

Verlag: Open Road Media

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A humorous satire and loving tribute to science fiction that delves into the tenuous relationship between science and the humanities by asking, What does it mean to be human?A genderless alien from Ellipsia, a planet whose inhabitants have no concept of individuality, comes to Earth on an intergalactic exchange program to learn how to become human. To live here, the traveler must study and understand our inclinations for seeing people as distinct beings—the nature of gender, and at the heart of identity, the word I. At once funny and serious, Journal from Ellipsia offers a starkly objective view on our own humanity.
Verfügbar seit: 06.08.2013.
Drucklänge: 375 Seiten.

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