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Equilateral: A Novel
Ken Kalfus
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Description for Equilateral: A Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
It is the turn of the twentieth century and a British astronomer, Thayer, high on Darwin and other progressive scientists of the age, arrives in Egypt to embark on the project of a lifetime: the excavation of a triangle in the desert, with sides hundreds of miles long, to be filled with petrol and set alight. The purpose: to send out a signal to life on Mars (for which he has evidence) that humans exist. But as work progresses, the huge task force of Egyptian workers is struck by disease and rebellion, and the success of Thayer's project looks increasingly ... Read more
It is the turn of the twentieth century and a British astronomer, Thayer, high on Darwin and other progressive scientists of the age, arrives in Egypt to embark on the project of a lifetime: the excavation of a triangle in the desert, with sides hundreds of miles long, to be filled with petrol and set alight. The purpose: to send out a signal to life on Mars (for which he has evidence) that humans exist. But as work progresses, the huge task force of Egyptian workers is struck by disease and rebellion, and the success of Thayer's project looks increasingly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408843765
SKU
V9781408843765
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99-50
About Ken Kalfus
Ken Kalfus is the author of two novels, The Commissariat of Enlightenment and A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, which was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award. He's also published two collections of stories, Thirst and Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. His books have been translated into more than ten foreign languages. ... Read more
Reviews for Equilateral: A Novel
Irresistibly eccentric and clever
The Times
Beautifully judged, haunting … Highly intelligent and rich work of fiction
Guardian
There are hip writers, there are technically innovative writers, and there are wise, moving, and profound writers. Kalfus is all of these at once
David Foster Wallace
When a new Ken Kalfus novel appears ... Read more
The Times
Beautifully judged, haunting … Highly intelligent and rich work of fiction
Guardian
There are hip writers, there are technically innovative writers, and there are wise, moving, and profound writers. Kalfus is all of these at once
David Foster Wallace
When a new Ken Kalfus novel appears ... Read more