Babylon Babies

作者 Maurice G.著Noura Wedell著
出版社 Random House
出版时间 2008年7月
ISBN 9780345505972
定价 59.80

内容简介

AcultnovelinFrance,thissci-fithrillerisnowbeingmadeintoamoviebyMathieuKassovitz.Setinthehidden"fleshandchip"breedinggroundsofthefirstcyborgcommunitiesandpeopledbySerbianMafiosi,BabylonBabieshasasitsheroahard-boiledleatherneckveteranofSarajevonamedThooropwhoishiredbyamysterioussourcetoescortayoungwomannamedMarieZornfromRussiatoCanada.Agardenvarietyjob,hefigures.ButwhenThooropisofferedanevenhigherfeebyanotherorganization,herealizesMarieisnoordinarygirl.Aschizophrenicandthepossiblecarrierofanewartificialvirus,MarieiscarryingamutantembryocreatedbyanAmericancultthatdreamsofproducingageneticallymodifiedmessiah,adreamthatspellsouttheendofhumanlifeasweknowit.InspiredbyPhilipK.Dick,WilliamS.Burroughs,GillesDeleuze,andotherextrapolationistsofthefuture,BabylonBabiesunfoldsatbreakneckspeedasThooropriskshislifetosaveMarie,whosebrain—linkingtotheneuromatrix—losesalllimitsandbecomestheuniverseitself.Exploringthesymbiosisbetweenorganicmatterandcomputerpowertospinnewformsofconsciousness,MauriceDantecridesNietzsche'sprophecy:"Manissomethingtobeovercome."

作者简介

MauriceG.DantecwasborninFrancein1959.AformeradvertisingexecutiveandsongwriterforaFrenchpunk-rockgroup,Dantecisashamelessloverofsciencefiction,crimenovels,andmetaphysics.HeistheauthorofRedSiren,whichwonFrance's813Awardforbestcrimenovel,andTheRootsofEvil,whichwonFrance'sPrixdel'Imaginaire.HeisalsotheauthorofVillaVortex,CosmosIncorporated,andTheatreofOperations,aseriesofjournalessays.HelivesinMontreal.

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