Luminarium
Subtitle: a novel
By: Alex Shakar
Publisher: Soho Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781569479759; 9781569479766
Subjects: Coma; Virtual reality; Patients; Twin brothers; Fiction
Description: "Shakar takes measure of our post-9/11 existential confusion in a technology-avid but sciencephobic, 'ever-complexifying world.' A radiantly imaginative social critic, Shakar is also a knowledgeable and intrepid explorer of metaphysical and neurological mysteries. With beguiling characters trapped in ludicrous and revelatory predicaments, this is a cosmic, incisively funny kaleidoscopic tale of loss, chaos, and yearning."--Booklist, Starred review