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Insect Dreams, Marc Estrin
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2005
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- Titel
- Insect Dreams
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Marc Estrin
- Verlag
- Unbridled Books
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2005
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1932961097
- ISBN13
- 9781932961096
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Klassiker, Amerikanische Literatur
- Bewertung
- 3,15 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- The metamorphosis of Gregor Samsa was surely one of the momentous transformations of modern times. Kafka's burning vision of the future ended with Gregor being swept into a dustbin. But what if Gregor were to survive and live to challenge the wrongs clouding humanity's horizon? In Insect Dreams, Gregor--rescued by profiteers-- will sharpen his mind against the minds of Wittgenstein and Rilke, dance to the crazy rhythms of Prohibition, and appear as a surprise witness atthe Scopes trial. Eventually, he'll meet FDR, join the brain trust, and move into the White House. But a talking cockroach with an ethical agenda can wear out his welcome, and soon Gregor is reassigned as a risk management consultant for the Manhattan Project. What follows is nothing less than the explosive birth of contemporary existence--and the culmination of a tale that is as intellectually ambitious as it is warmhearted and funny.