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Jun 11, 2024
Nicole Chilton
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it was amazing
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A short, dark, mysterious novel originally published in 1960, and now rereleased beautifully by NYRB. A parable of man and machine, it was an interesting companion piece to recently watching Ex Machina. Why are so many men interested in developing sexy robots, and hoping they submit?
It never ends well.
It never ends well.
Amazing that this book is from the early 60s, as it seems to be very much of this moment. Each move Buzzati makes pays off for the reader in a way that leads to a deeply human ending.
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