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The End of Mr. Y
Scarlett Thomas
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9780156031615 Trade Paperback
0156031612
$14.00
416pages
Available
Trim Size:
5-5/16 x 8
Copyright Year:
2006
Territory:
US, C, O (-EU)
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Synopsis |
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A cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in gray suits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere?
Ariel 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.
Seeking 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?
With The End of Mr. Y, Scarlett Thomas brings us another fast-paced mix of popular culture, love, mystery, and irresistible philosophical adventure.
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Praise |
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"An exciting story with a fantastical twist, dive into the world of Ariel Manto and The End of Mr. Y."
armchairinterviews.com,
"[A] journey of wonder and danger. Delicious cross-genre literay picnic, breezy and fiercely intelligent, reminiscent of Haruki Murakami."
Kirkus,
"A combination of postmodern philosophy and physics, spine-tingling science fiction, clever, unexpected narrative twists, and engaging characters."
Library Journal,
"[S]mart, stylish and dizzying... Consider 'The End of Mr. Y' an accomplished, impressive thought experiment for the 21st Century."
New York Times Book Review,
"Literary manna for would-be philosophy nerds. There are little, 100-percent-literary sugar plums to be found in its pages."
Salon.com,
"Exhilarating. A compulsively absorbing thriller. Mr. Y burorrws into the reader’s brain, stoking a desire for real-world exploration."
Time Out New York,
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Biography |
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SCARLETT THOMAS is the author of PopCo. She was named one of the twenty best young British writers by the Independent on Sunday in 2001 and Writer of the Year at the 2002 Elle Style Awards. She teaches writing at the University of Kent and lives in Canterbury.
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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English Language & Literature- British Literature
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Rights Details |
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Serial: Harcourt
Audio: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Performance/UK/Translation: The PFD Group Ltd.
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Rights Information |
Harvest Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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