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

In the archives of Ontario's London Asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register. Could Thomas Darwin, involuntarily admitted to the Asylum as a "danger to others," be a relative of the great Charles Darwin? And what might have brought him to this place, where he died alone, a world away from home? In this stunning factitious biography Karlinsky gives us a Nabokovian tale of Darwinian theory gone wrong. Although decisively a work of fiction, The Evolution of Inanimate Objects invites sustained uncertainty as to whether Thomas is a character of pure invention or simply a heretofore little known figure."

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 231
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781897415313
  • Genres
  • historical
  • Release date
  • 2010