Gladiator
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Subjects: Science fiction; Fathers and sons -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Alienation (Social psychology) -- Fiction; Human experimentation in medicine -- Fiction; Loneliness -- Fiction; Muscle strength -- Fiction
Description: <p><i>Gladiator</i>, first published in 1930, tells the story of Hugo Danner, who is given superhuman speed, endurance, strength, and intelligence by his father as an experiment in creating a better human. We follow Hugo throughout his life viewed from his perspective, from childhood, when Hugo first discovers he’s different from others, to adulthood, as Hugo tries to find a positive outlet for his abilities around the time of the first World War.</p>
			<p><i>Gladiator</i> has been made into a 1938 comedy movie, and is thought to be the inspiration for the Superman comic books—though this has not been confirmed.</p>