Lord of all things
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Author
Contributions
- Willcocks, Samuel P., translator - Contributor
- Samuel Willcocks - Translator
Publication
2014 - AmazonCrossing, Seattle, Washington (State)
Language
English
Translation of: Herr aller Dinge
Word Count
161,750 words, Guess
Page Count
647 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-101477849815
- ISBN-139781477849811
- Library of Congress Control Number2013913063
- OCLC Control Number854614509
- Better World Books9781477849811
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27204434M
Classifications
- DDC833/.914
- LCCPT2665.S34 H4713 2005
- LCCPT2665.S34H4713 2005
Description
Was wäre, wenn alle Menschen gleich reich wären? Zwei Kinder aus zwei Welten, die unterschiedlicher kaum sein könnten: Charlotte, die Tochter des französischen Botschafters in Tokio, und Hiroshi, der Sohn der Wäscherin. Sie begegnen sich im Alter von zehn Jahren und freunden sich an, obwohl die Eltern den Kontakt missbilligen. Zu unüberwindbar seien die Unterschiede zwischen Arm und Reich, sagen sie - und bringen Hiroshi damit auf eine ebenso einfache wie geniale Idee. Die Wege der Freunde trennen sich, führen Jahre später wieder zusammen und trennen sich erneut. Die ganze Zeit über verfolgt Hiroshi nur ein Ziel: die Umsetzung seines Planes zur Überwindung aller sozialen Unterschiede. Denn nur so, glaubt er, kann er Charlottes Liebe gewinnen. Mit "Herr aller Dinge" ist Bestsellerautor Andreas Eschbach ein spannender Scifi-Roman gelungen, der mit Utopien und surrealen Gesellschaftsentwürfen spielt.
Description
They are just children when they first meet: Charlotte, daughter of the French ambassador, and Hiroshi, a laundress's son. One day in the playground, Hiroshi declares that he has an idea that will change the world. An idea that will sweep away all differences between rich and poor. When Hiroshi runs into Charlotte several years later, he is trying to build a brighter future through robotics. Determined to win Charlotte's love, he resurrects his childhood dream, convinced that he can eradicate world poverty by pushing the limits of technology beyond imagination. But as Hiroshi circles ever closer to realizing his vision, he discovers that his utopian dream may contain the seeds of a nightmare -- one that could obliterate life as we know it. Crisscrossing the globe, from Tokyo to the hallowed halls of MIT to desolate Arctic islands and Buenos Aires and beyond -- far beyond -- Lord of All Things explores not only technology's dizzying potential, but also its formidable dangers.
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