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Auteur(s) : Thier, Aaron
Titre(s) : Mr. eternity [Texte imprimé] : a novel / Aaron Thier
Publication : New York : Bloomsbury, 2016
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (258 p.) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Key West, 2016. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying. In short, everything
is going to hell. It's here that two young filmmakers find something to believe in:
an old sailor who calls himself Daniel Defoe and claims to be five hundred and sixty
years old. In fact, old Dan is in the prime of his life -- an incredible, perhaps
eternal American life. The story unfold over the course of a millennium, picking up
in the sixteenth century in the Viceroyalty of New Granada and continuing into the
twenty-sixth, where, in the future Democratic Federation of Mississippi States, Dan
serves as an advisor to the King of St. Louis. Some things remain constant throughout
the centuries, and being on the edge of ruin may be one. In 1560, the Spaniards have
destroyed the Aztec and Inca civilizations. In 2500, we've destroyed our own: the
cities of the Atlantic coast are underwater, the union has fallen apart, and cars,
plastics, and air conditioning are relegated to history. But there are other constants
too: love, humor, and old Dan himself, always adapting and inspiring others with dreams
of a better life. An ingenious, hilarious, and genre-bending page-turner, Mr. Eternity
is multiple novels in one. Together they form an uncommon work -- about our changing
planet and its remarkable continuities
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1632860937. - ISBN 9781632860934. - ISBN 9781632860941 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45199064m
Notice n° :
FRBNF45199064
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