num_pages: 402
description: When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of "The End of Mr. Y" in a second-hand bookstore, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed.With "Mr. Y" under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time travel.
language: English
title: The End Of Mr. Y
titlecomplete: The End Of Mr. Y
characters: Adam, Wolfgang, Saul Burlem, Apollo Smintheus, Ariel Manto
genres: Philosophy, Novels, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Books About Books, Mystery, Time Travel, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 17090
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist
publisher: Mariner Books