Tevis Walter Libri

Siamo nel 2467 e da diverse generazioni sono i robot a prendere ogni decisione, mentre un individualismo esasperato regola la vita dell'uomo: la famiglia è abolita, la coabitazione vietata e ogni persona assume quotidianamente un mix di psicofarmaci e antidepressivi. I suicidi sono in aumento, non nascono più bambini e la popolazione mondiale sta avviandosi all'estinzione. Simbolo e guardiano dello status quo è Spofforth, androide di ultima generazione che agogna un suicidio che gli è però impedito dalla sua programmazione. A lui si contrapporranno Paul Bentley, un professore universitario che, riscoperta casualmente la lettura dimenticata da tempo, grazie ai libri apprende l'esistenza di un passato e la possibilità di un cambiamento, e Mary Lou, che sin da piccola ha rifiutato di assumere droghe pur di tenere gli occhi aperti sulla realtà.Tevis si muove dall'incrocio di queste tre vite creando una distopia postmoderna sulle inquietudini dell'uomo, dove la tecnologia senza controllo si trasforma da risorsa in pericolo. Prefazione di Goffredo Fofi. Con una nota di Jonathan Lethem.

The remarkable novel upon which the stunning cult film was based. 'Beautiful ... The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is designed mainly to say something about life on this one' NEW YORK TIMES Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars, and whose inhabitants are twice as intelligent as human beings. When he lands on Earth - in Kentucky, disguised as a human - it's with the intention of saving his own people from extinction. Newton patents some very advanced Anthean technology, which he uses to amass a fortune. He begins to build a spaceship to help the last 300 Antheans migrate to Earth. Meanwhile, Nathan Bryce, a chemistry professor in Iowa, is intrigued by some of the new products Newton's company brings to the market, and already suspects Newton of being an alien. As Bryce and the FBI close in, Newton finds his own clarity and sense of purpose diminishing. Discover the book which inspired the classic film with David Bowie and the new Paramount+ series with Chiwetel Ejiofor!

Two classic SF works from the acclaimed author of THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH.

The sequel to The Hustler sees former champion "Fast" Eddie Felson return to the thrilling world of competitive pool—from the bestselling author of The Queen’s Gambit. The basis for the famed Martin Scorsese film. "Tevis writes about pool with power and poetry and tension.... Grabs the reader and doesn't let go. You don't have to appreciate pool to like this book, to appreciate its sense of living on the edge." —Washington Post Twenty years have passed since “Fast” Eddie Felson conquered the underground pool circuit. During that time he married and ran his own pool hall, but having left that all behind he’s now badly in need of money, and pool is all he knows. On the beautiful aquamarine waters of the Florida Keys, he ropes his former rival Minnesota Fats into a series of exhibition matches in the hopes of picking up a cable TV deal. But playing the old master, a terrible feeling nags at him that he’s sat on his talent and that the best part of him is now gone. And when he vows to get back in the game—seriously, this time—he finds a challenging road ahead, and the only thing standing in his way is himself.

Kultové sci-fi, ktoré zažiarilo aj na striebornom plátne. Pomalá, smutná exkurzia do hlbín ľudskosti a existencie, ktorá je aktuálna aj dnes Thomas Jerome Newton je mimozemšťan, ktorého domovskú planétu Anthea zničili jadrové vojny. Na Zem prichádza zachrániť posledných preživších. Patentuje si pokročilú antheanskú technológiu a vďaka nej zhromaždí dostatok prostriedkov na stavbu lode, ktorá má priviezť posledných tristo Antheančanov na Zem. Jeho plány sa začnú rúcať, keď prepadne neduhom, ktoré sú až príliš ľudské a ohrozujú cieľ, s ktorým na Zem prišiel.

W umierającym świecie, w którym ludzie są odurzeni narkotykami i pogrążeni w elektronicznej błogości, gdzie nie ma sztuki, literatury i nie rodzą się dzieci, gdzie niektórzy wolą dokonać samospalenia niż dalej żyć, Spofforth jest najdoskonalszą maszyną, jaką kiedykolwiek stworzono. Mimo tego ma tylko jedno, niemożliwe do spełnienia pragnienie chce przestać istnieć. Jednak nawet w tych ponurych i przygnębiających czasach pojawia się iskierka nadziei, którą stanowią namiętność i radość, jakie pewien mężczyzna i pewna kobieta odkrywają w miłości i książkach. To nadzieja na lepszą przyszłość, a może nawet nadzieja dla Spoffortha.