Past Master
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Faded and chipped DJ. Name penned on fep. Some foxing on book block. Binding sturdy. Internally sound, clean text.
R.A. Lafferty's Past Master presents a singular work of science fiction, envisioning a future where humanity, having achieved a utopian existence, resurrects Thomas More to govern their perfect society. This satirical novel chronicles More's struggle to reconcile his 16th-century ideals with a technologically advanced, yet spiritually stagnant, world. The narrative uncovers profound questions about progress, faith, and the true nature of paradise, all delivered with Lafferty's distinctive, often surreal, prose. It argues for a re-evaluation of societal values through the eyes of a man out of time, offering a thought-provoking commentary on human nature and civilization.
Author: R. A. Lafferty
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Rapp & Whiting London
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Faded and chipped DJ. Name penned on fep. Some foxing on book block. Binding sturdy. Internally sound, clean text.
R.A. Lafferty's Past Master presents a singular work of science fiction, envisioning a future where humanity, having achieved a utopian existence, resurrects Thomas More to govern their perfect society. This satirical novel chronicles More's struggle to reconcile his 16th-century ideals with a technologically advanced, yet spiritually stagnant, world. The narrative uncovers profound questions about progress, faith, and the true nature of paradise, all delivered with Lafferty's distinctive, often surreal, prose. It argues for a re-evaluation of societal values through the eyes of a man out of time, offering a thought-provoking commentary on human nature and civilization.