Poor things : episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M.D. Scottish Public Health Officer / Alasdair Gray
por Gray, Alasdair [autor/a]
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LibroEditor: London : Bloomsbury Publishing , 2023 Descrición: 317 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781526657886.Títulos uniformes: Poor things.Materia(s): ciencia ficción | aventuras | victoriana | empoderamento | gótica | sátira | desexo | GlasgowRecursos en liña: Faga clic para acceso en liña Resumo: A life without freedom to choose is not worth having.
Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation...
But what does Bella think?
This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.
| Tipo de ítem | Localización actual | Sinatura topográfica | Dispoñibilidade | Data de vencemento | Código de barras | Datos do exemplar |
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| Prestable | CIFP Paseo das Pontes Sala préstamo | 82N-I GRA poo | Prestado | 21/03/2024 | CER005000000067 |
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Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize
Adapted to the cinema in 2023 by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone
A life without freedom to choose is not worth having.
Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation...
But what does Bella think?
This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.
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