In Search of Klingsor by Volpi, Jorge -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Contents Epigraph Preface Book One

Laws of Narrative Motion

Crimes of War Hypotheses: From Quantum Physics to Espionage

Hypothesis I: On Bacon’s Childhood and Early Years Hypothesis II: On Von Neumann and the War Hypothesis III: On Einstein and Love Hypothesis IV: On Gödel’s Theory and Marriage Hypothesis V: On Bacons Departure for Germany

Brief Autobiographical Disquisitions: From Set Theory to Totalitarianism

Disquisition I: Infancy and the End of an Era Disquisition II: Youth and Irrationality Disquisition III: The Arithmetics of Infinity Disquisition IV: Liberty and Lust Disquisition V: The Search for the Absolute

The Uranium Circle Parallel Universes The Quest for the Holy Grail

Book Two

Laws of Criminal Motion

Law I: All crimes are committed by a criminal Law II: Every crime is the portrait of a criminal Law III: Every criminal possesses a motive

Max Planck, or a Lesson in Faith Reasons for Discouragement Johannes Stark, or a Lesson in Infamy The Game of War Werner Heisenberg, or a Lesson in Sadness The Dangers of Observation Erwin SchröDinger, or a Lesson in Desire The Laws of Attraction The Liar’s Paradox The Dimensions of Affection Niels Bohr, or a Lesson in Will Chain Reaction The Uncertainty Principle Hidden Variables Kundry’s Curse

Book Three

Laws of Traitorous Motion

Law I: All men are weak Law II: All men are liars Law III: All men are traitors

Dialogue I: On Those Forgotten by History The Conspiracy Dialogue II: On the Rules Governing Chance The Bomb Dialogue III: On the Secrets of Destiny The Realm of the Occult Dialogue IV: On the Death of Truth The Betrayal Dialogue V: On the Privileges of Insanity Klingsor’s Revenge

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