“More memorable than any door-stopping wodge of prose presenting itself as a diagnosis of the state of the nation.” SCOTSMAN ON SUNDAY
“Karlinsky’s retelling of Darwinian family history is ingeniously wry and original. Prepare to be moved, amused and duped when you enter this quasi Victorian World.” Essie Fox, Author of THE SOMNAMBULIST
“Just when you think there’s nothing new to be done with the novel, along comes a book that pushes the form in a fresh direction. Harry Karlinsky’s extraordinary book slyly and playfully blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction, asking where one begins and the other ends. THE EVOLUTION OF INANIMATE OBJECTS is the work of a genuinely original imagination, a complete pleasure and like no other book you have ever read.” John Harding, author of FLORENCE & GILES
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While carrying out historical research at an Ontario asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register. Could the “Thomas Darwin of Down, England” be a relative of the famous Charles Darwin?
In a narrative woven from letters, photographs, historical documents and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thomas’s life — the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin. It tells of his obsession with extending his father’s studies into the realm of inanimate objects – kitchen utensils, to be precise. Can the theory of evolution be aplied to knives, forks and spoons?
In this stunning factitious biography, Karlinsky presents us with the tragically short life of Thomas Darwin, leaving the reader to decide how much is fact and how much is fiction.
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 232 pages. light wear / marksThe Evolution o f Inanimate ObjectsThe Life and Collecte d Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)A novel by H arry Karlinsky The Friday Project, UK, 2012ISBN 9780007454358hb, dj, 232pp, 13 x 20 cmVERY GOOD: light wear / marksWhile carrying out h istorical research at an Ontario asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karli nsky comes across a familiar surname in the register. Could the T homas Darwin of Down, England be a relative of the famous Charles Darwin? In a narrative woven from letters, photographs, historic al documents and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thoma s's life - the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin. It tells of his obsession with extending his father's studies into the realm of inanimate objects - kitchen utensils, to be precise. Can the theory of evolution be applied to knives, forks and spoo ns? In this stunning factitious biography, Karlinsky presents us with the tragically short life of Thomas Darwin, leaving the read er to decide how much is fact and how much is fiction. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1122j