Frankenstein

玛丽·雪莱（1797-1851），英国著名小说家，因其一八一八年创作的《弗兰肯斯坦》被誉为科幻小说之母。

作者:Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

页数:300

出版时间:2009-5

价格:$ 14.63

isbn号码:9781847490230

Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage and screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power and philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron and Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, "Frankenstein" narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist and the catastrophic consequences that ensue. Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of beauty and the monstrosity inherent to man.

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