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

Harry Karlinsky

ISBN 10: 1897415311 / ISBN 13: 9781897415313

Published by Insomniac Press, 2010

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256 pages. 7.90x4.90x0.70 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)
• Publisher: Insomniac Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1897415311
• ISBN 13: 9781897415313
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.23 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Harry Karlinsky was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and obtained his Masters in Neuroscience degree from the University of London, England. He currently lives and works in Vancouver where he is a Clinical Professor in the University of British Columbia’s Department of Psychiatry.