Thoreau's microscope: plus ``Paul and me`` ; and ``Fidelity`` ; and ``Know how, can do`` and more
β Scribed by Bisson, Terry;Blumlein, Michael;Thoreau, Henry David
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Series
- PM Press outspoken authors 21
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Oakland, CA
- ISBN
- 1629635162
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The politics and terrors of biotech, human engineering, and brain science are highlighted in this selection of short stories with Michael Blumlein's signature mix of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and wicked humor. The title piece, "Thoreau's Microscope," is a stunning mix of hypothesis and history, in which the author inhabits Thoreau's last days to explore the politics of impersonal science and personal liberation--a journey as illuminating as it is disturbing.;Paul and me -- Y(ou)r Q(ua)ntifi (e)d S(el)f -- Thoreau's microscope -- Fidelity -- Know how, can do -- "A babe in the woods" Michael Blumlein interviewed by Terry Bisson.
β¦ Subjects
Short stories, American -- 21st century
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