The Absolute at Large

The Absolute at Large

The Absolute at Large

Karel Capek

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Editorial:
Martino Fine Books
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781684220960
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2017 Reprint of 1927 Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.   The Absolute at Large was first published in 1922. The novel begins on New Year's Day 1943 - a future date at the time of writing - and describes the fundamental transformations in society as the result of a new mystical source of virtually free energy.  The story centers on the invention of a reactor that can annihilate matter to produce cheap and abundant energy.  Unfortunately, it produces something else as a by-product, the absolute. The absolute is a spiritual essence that according to some religious philosophies allegedly permeates all matter.  It is associated with human religious experience, as the unsuspecting humanity is to find out all too soon in the story. The widespread adoption of the reactors cause an enormous outpouring of pure absolute into the world. This leads to an outburst of religious and nationalist fervor, causing the greatest, most global war in history.

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