The Dream of Perpetual Motion: A Novel
Dexter Palmer
Mar 2010 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by William Dufris
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Imprisoned aboard a zeppelin that floats above a city reminiscent of those of the classic films Metropolis and Brazil, the greeting card writer Harold Winslow is composing his memoirs. His companions are the only woman he has ever loved, who has gone insane, and the cryogenically frozen body of her father, the devilish genius who drove her mad. The tale of Harold's decades-long thwarted love is also one in which he watches technology transform his childhood home from a mere burgeoning metropolis to a waking dream, in which the well-heeled have mechanical men for servants, deserted islands can exist within skyscrapers, and the worlds of fairy tales can be built from scratch. And as he heads toward a final, desperate confrontation with the mad inventor, he discovers that he is an unwitting participant in the creation of the greatest invention of them all—the perpetual motion machine.
The Dream of Perpetual Motion is a memorable debut that will be one of the most talked-about books of the year.
The Dream of Perpetual Motion is a memorable debut that will be one of the most talked-about books of the year.
Imprisoned aboard a zeppelin that floats above a city reminiscent of those of the classic films Metropolis and Brazil, the greeting card writer Harold Winslow is composing his memoirs. His companions are the only woman he has ever loved, who has gone insane, and the cryogenically frozen body of h...
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Dexter Palmer holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Princeton University and currently works at Educational Testing Service, where he writes questions for the Graduate Record Exam and Scholastic Aptitude Test.
William Dufris has been nominated nine times as a finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award and has garnered twenty-one Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, which also named him one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century.
Dexter Palmer holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Princeton University and currently works at Educational Testing Service, where he writes questions for the Graduate Record Exam and Scholastic Aptitude Test.
William Dufris has been nominated nine times as a finalist for the APA's prestigious...
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