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9781897415313

The Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)

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  • ISBN13:

    9781897415313

  • ISBN10:

    1897415311

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-10-09
  • Publisher: Litdistco
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List Price: $16.95

Summary

While carrying out historical research at Ontarios London Asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register: Thomas Darwin of Down, England. Could this Thomas be a relation of the eminent scientist Charles Darwin? In a narrative woven from letters, memoir abstracts, photographs, and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thomas's life the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin.In this stunning factitious biography, Karlinsky gives us a subtle parody and a Nabokovian tale of Darwinian theory gone wrong. Through the sometimes doctored, sometimes invented writings, we see the tragically short life of Thomas Darwin, a young scientist in his own right, whose novel application of evolutionary theory centres on knives and forks and spoons. Although decisively a work of fiction, The Evolution of Inanimate Objects invites sustained uncertainty as to whether Thomas Darwin is a character of pure invention or simply a heretofore little-known figure.

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