Items related to The Memory of Elephants: A novel
The story of Homi Seervai, a young Parsi scientist living in the US who invents a memory machine, gets trapped into it and plunges into the collective unconscious... Desai's device is clever; he uses it to advantage, turning Homi into a witness of historical events. In this way the reader is told of the descent of the Parsis of India from their Arab defeated ancestors, the rulers of the Persian Empire.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Synopsis:
Homi Seervai is a Parsi scientist, who invents a machine which activates the memory store of the brain. When a love affair finishes, Homi uses the machine to relive good times, but the machine goes wrong, and he experiences ancestral and racial memories. This is the author's first novel.
About the Author:
Boman Desai is a writer who has worked as an auditor, secretary, farmhand, bartender, musician, and teacher. He is also the author of "Asylum, USA."
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSceptre
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0340517840
- ISBN 13 9780340517840
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
The Memory of Elephants
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Light wear to cover edges, pages clean, binding very good. No creasing or lean to spine. The story of Homi Seervai, a young Parsi scientist living in the US who invents a memory machine, gets trapped into it and plunges into the collective unconscious. Desai's device is clever; he uses it to advantage, turning Homi into a witness of historical events. In this way the reader is told of the descent of the Parsis of India from their Arab defeated ancestors, the rulers of the Persian Empire. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 005852
Buy Used
£ 5
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Memory of Elephants: A novel
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: good. Taschenbuch. Sofortversand aus Deutschland. Artikel wiegt maximal 500g. Einband stark berieben und bestoßen. Seiten gebräunt. Einband lichtverfärbt. Mit Aufkleber. Vorsatz und die ersten Seiten mit Flecken. Letzte Seite mit gelben Flecken. Einband mit Knickspuren. Englische Sprache. Seller Inventory # 3593235 sk
Buy Used
£ 11.29
Convert currency