Nunquam - (The Revolt of Aphrodite #2)

Lawrence Durrell

Pocket Books

1971

320 páginas

10h 40m

ISBN-13: 9780671780722

Essef - The bizarre tale of a scientific corporation and its most ambitious undertaking: the creation of a woman. The brilliant scientist, Felix Charlock, is summoned from a madhouse with the assignment to help create an exact, functioning duplicate of Lolanthe, the famous movie star, now dead, with whom Julian Merlin, chief of the firm, is deeply obsessed.
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The Tunc / Nunquam "double-decker novel" is a profound achievement also, truly prophetic about the effects of technology on the individual and society. His character is an inventor, and the science he is involved with in this novel has either come to pass or is entirely credible in the context of the story. Amazing that Durrell's mind encompassed the scientific realm so successfully. It makes these two books even more relevant today, after we've seen the technological progress in the almost 30 years since they were written. The science adds a new dimension to the creativity of Durrell. All the other elements of his writing that have entranced us through the years are here too.

"Nunquam" remains a witty and intelligent satire of modern science. Despite the obscure humor and fascinating idiosyncrasies of it's characters, the subject matter is quite dark. It attempts a subtle warning against man's love-affair with technology.