Sum
- Authors
- Eagleman, David
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Tags
- philosophy , fantasy , religion
- ISBN
- 9780307378026
- Date
- 2009-02-10T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.70 MB
- Lang
- en
At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple, or that the universe is running backward, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been. With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now.
From the Trade Paperback edition.