The Evolutionist - Brossura

Sirlin, Avi

Brossura

ISBN 10: 190658253X ISBN 13: 9781906582531

Casa editrice: Aurora Metro Pubns, 2014

Riassunto

It is the year 1852, and the origin of species remains a mystery. In a primitive hut in the remote Amazonian jungle, Alfred Wallace, a brilliant young collector of scientific specimens, lies wasted by tropical illness. He does not expect to survive. Healed by a village shaman, Wallace continues his pioneering fieldwork in the Malay archipelago, crystalising his ideas about evolutionary theory, which Charles Darwin had also secretly formulated but was reluctant to publish. In this new novel based on the scientist's extraordinary life, what unfolds is a dramatic tale of money, class, faith and discrimination.

Avi Sirlin is a Canadian writer and lawyer who grew up in Toronto. After obtaining a university degree in biology, he attended law school in Kingston, Ontario, then returned to Toronto where he established a practice in immigration and criminal law. Avi now lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and is currently at work on a new novel.

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Recensione

... If you've ever heard the theory of natural selection explained and thought, Why didn't I think of that? then read this book and find out why. It took far more than just thinking about it; it took half a lifetime of hardship, heartbreak and adventure. ----David Jones, author, North American Wildlife

... a triumph of biographical fiction, an utterly convincing character study of one of the most poignant figures in the history of science, Alfred Wallace, overshadowed by Darwin as originator of the theory of natural selection. --***** goodreads

L'autore

Avi Sirlin is a Canadian writer and lawyer who grew up in Toronto. After obtaining a university degree in biology, he attended law school in Kingston, Ontario, then returned to Toronto where he established a practice in immigration and criminal law. Avi now lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and is currently at work on a new novel.

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• Editore: Aurora Metro Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 190658253X
• ISBN 13: 9781906582531
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 334