
The Plotinus
by Rikki Ducornet
Title:
The Plotinus
Author:
Rikki Ducornet
Series (if any):
NVLA
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
88 pages, 10 blue images
Publisher:
Coffee House Press
ISBN-13:
9781566896818
EAN:
9781566896818
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
198
Dimensions (mm):
113 x 177 x 7
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Incarcerated for his subversive connection to the old, living world, a prisoner makes the most of his isolation in this captivating allegorical tale about tyranny, conviction, and the enduring power of imagination.Upon setting out for a morning walk with his knobby stick in hand, a young man is arrested by a robot called the Plotinus and abandoned in a cell where one beam of sunlight beckons through an air duct. Rapping his knuckles against the vent to relay his tale of woe in code, he recalls his lost love and their group’s forbidden activities; his readings in philosophy and the sciences; and sweet memories of freedom’s small pleasures. As the captive confronts his increasingly dire circumstances with rigorous optimism, the appearance of fantastical visitors and miraculous objects in his cell further blurs the line between hallucination and dystopian reality. Told with uncanny warmth and intellectual brio, The Plotinus is Rikki Ducornet’s most unforgettable story yet.












