Jeanette Winterson, Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (2019, Penguin Random House)
256 pages
Langue : English
Publié 6 janvier 2019 par Penguin Random House.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.
The passage where the monster confronts his creator is possibly the most poetic piece of literature I've ever read.
The passage where the monster confronts his creator is possibly the most poetic piece of literature I've ever read.
this is my favourite novel. it's a master in ethics and drama. a must-read for anyone
this is my favourite novel. it's a master in ethics and drama. a must-read for anyone
Often held as a cautionary tale for blindly ambitious inventors, I see this book instead as an exhibit of moral failure. Frankenstein and his monster had ample opportunities to forgive, forget, and set things right, yet they steeled themselves to vengeance and destruction.
