The Centenarian, or, The two Beringhelds
By: Horace de Saint-Aubin, pseudonym of Honoré de Balzac ; translated and annotated by Danièle Chatelain and George Slusser.
Contributors: Chatelain, Danièle.; Slusser, George Edgar.
Series: The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Middletown, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Other titles: Centenarian; Two Beringhelds
Description: A mix of gothic elements, romance and SF, this disjointed novel is a mishmash of stories set in different time frames, loosely linked by the two characters of the title-the Centenarian father and his illegitimate son Tullius, or General Beringheld. The monstrous, immortal father-who sustains his powers by extracting the life-essence from young peoplei̮s the novel's central figure, but Tullius's diaries form the main story.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.