by Scarlett Thomas · Berlin: Kindler Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783463405278
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«Troposphere» is the science fiction and fantasy novel by Scarlett Thomas, published by Kindler Verlag in 2008 in hardcover (571 pages, in German).
Doctoral student Ariel Manto finds a copy of T. E. Lumas's cursed novel; inside, it tells how Mr. Y reaches the Troposphere, a dimension made of thoughts, after drinking an elixir. Despite her skepticism, Ariel decides to try it and ends up in that world, where hostile beings pursue her in a race to save reality.
The original English title is 'The End of Mr. Y.' (2006); the work was nominated for the Orange Prize in 2008.
For readers interested in speculative novels with academic intrigue, books within books, philosophical reflection and journeys through consciousness.
Scarlett Thomas is an English author who writes contemporary postmodern fiction. She has published ten novels, including The End of Mr. Y and PopCo, as well as the Worldquake series of children's books, and Monkeys With Typewriters, a book on how to unlock the power of storytelling. She is Professor of Creative Writing & Contemporary Fiction at the University of Kent.
