Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life & Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879) - Softcover

Karlinsky, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897415311 ISBN 13: 9781897415313

Publisher: Insomniac Press, 2011

Synopsis

In the archives of Ontario's London Asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register. Could Thomas Darwin, involuntarily admitted to the Asylum as a "danger to others," be a relative of the great Charles Darwin? And what might have brought him to this place, where he died alone, a world away from home?  In this stunning factitious biography Karlinsky gives us a Nabokovian tale of Darwinian theory gone wrong. Although decisively a work of fiction, The Evolution of Inanimate Objects invites sustained uncertainty as to whether Thomas is a character of pure invention or simply a heretofore little known figure.

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About the Author

Harry Karlinsky obtained his MD from the University of Manitoba, his specialty degree in Geriatric Psychiatry from the University of Toronto and his Masters in Neuroscience degree from the University of London, England. He currently works as a Clinical Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Insomniac Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1897415311
• ISBN 13: 9781897415313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232