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The Plato Papers A Novel

Paperback • 2000 • English

The Plato Papers A Novel

By Peter Ackroyd

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On ritual occasions Plato, the orator, summons the citizens of London to impart the ancient history of their city, dwelling particularly on the unhappy era of Mouldwarp (AD 1500-2300). He lectures on The Origin of Species by the nineteenth-century novelist Charles Dickens and on Sigmund Freud; whilst providing a glossary of twentieth century terms, and explaining such early myths of creation as 'super-string theory' and 'relativity'. But then he has a dream, or vision, or he goes on a real jo...Show more

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9780099289951

Publisher

Vintage

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Plato Papers A Novel

Format

Paperback

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