Veritas

Jean Dewaerheid • Boek • paperback

• Samenvatting
  “Der Vitruvianische Mensch” by Ulrike Bolenz (front cover) is a modern version of “The Vitruvian Man”, the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci around 1490. It depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square. This novel refers to the expression "squaring the circle", a metaphor for trying to do the impossible. The quadrature of the circle stands here for science, fiction, progress, avangardisme, ... but refers at the same time to the clock with several dates such as 02.12.1804 (Coronation of Napoleon), 1914 (WW1), 11.09.2001 (The September 11 attacks), 16.04.2006 (Brussels mp3 murder), ... A sexagenarian discovers he has been chosen to heal the World. After reflexion, he decides to accept the challenge. While travelling into space and time, he realises he’s getting younger…
• Productinformatie
  Binding : Paperback
  Distributievorm : Boek (print, druk)
  Formaat : 210mm x 297mm
  Aantal pagina's : 158
  Uitgeverij : Brave New Books
  ISBN : 9789402165890
  Datum publicatie : 09-2017
  
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