Title: Phosphor in dreamland
First published: 1995
Description: An ecological parable set on a Caribbean island in the 17th Century. The hero is a clubfooted individual by the name of Phosphor who invents a prototype of the camera to record the island's beauty. The project is financed by an unscrupulous patron who intends to exploit it for very non-ecological purposes. By the author of The Jade Cabinet.
Subjects: Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Imaginary places, Fiction, Photography, History, Nature
LC classification: PS3554.U279