Tancredi - Softcover

James Palumbo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908631007 ISBN 13: 9781908631008

Publisher: Turnaround, 2011

Synopsis

Tancredi was born on the same day that scientists discovered a new star. It was so small it had gone unnoticed for millennia. Stargazers named it Surprise, in the spirit of a little astrological joke. On closer inspection they made another finding, this one less amusing. After a lifetime of obscurity the diminutive star intended to draw attention to itself. Activity on its surface indicated that one day it would go supernova. A star, so insignificant it had escaped detection, was destined to be the instrument of Armageddon across the Universe. Humankind has become so riddled with the disease of short-termism that it ignores its fate. Tancredi decides to make it his mission to save the Earth. Made rich by his invention of the MoronOmeter, he buys a ticket for the space ship Invincible on its maiden voyage through the galaxy. It is a decision that will change everything. James Palumbo provides an uncompromising and brutal satire on the philosophy of short-termism, which has polluted every aspect of our lives and is bringing the world to the brink of destruction. Beautifully illustrated and reminiscent of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS and THE LITTLE PRINCE, it is in turn shocking and profound, undercut with the dark sense of humour that made his first novel TOMAS so scandalous and successful. While TOMAS captured the greed and stupidity of the banking industry which created the financial crisis, TANCREDI predicts a world paralysed by individual self-interest and lack of foresight that is unwilling to stop its own destruction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Turnaround
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908631007
• ISBN 13: 9781908631008
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216