Dissipatio H.G. - The Vanishing

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Postapocalyptic exploration of a vanished world.

Why this book could be a good read: - This captivating postapocalyptic novel takes you on a journey through a world where humanity has disappeared, leaving behind a renewed natural world. The protagonist's quest to find other survivors leads to a profound reflection on the human condition and our impact on the planet. Guido Morselli's haunting writing style and philosophical insights make this a thought-provoking read that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

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Dissipatio H.G. - The Vanishing

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ISBN: 9781681374765
Date of Publication: 2020-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction
Related Topics: Dystopia, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 1964 readers)

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From his solitary buen retiro in the mountains, the last man on earth drives to the capital Chrysopolis to see if anyone else has survived the Vanishing. But there’s no one else, living or dead, in that city of “holy plutocracy,” with its fifty-six banks and as many churches. He’d left the metropolis to escape his fellow humans and their struggles and ambitions, but to find that the entire human race has evaporated in an instant is more than he had bargained for. Meanwhile, life itself—the rest of nature—is just beginning to flourish now that human beings are gone.Guido Morselli’s arresting postapocalyptic novel, written just before he died by suicide in 1973, depicts a man much like the author himself—lonely, brilliant, difficult—and a world much like our own, mesmerized by money, speed, and machines. Dissipatio H.G. is a precocious portrait of our Anthropocene world, and a philosophical last will and testament from a great Italian outsider.
 

Postapocalyptic exploration of a vanished world.

Why this book could be a good read: - This captivating postapocalyptic novel takes you on a journey through a world where humanity has disappeared, leaving behind a renewed natural world. The protagonist's quest to find other survivors leads to a profound reflection on the human condition and our impact on the planet. Guido Morselli's haunting writing style and philosophical insights make this a thought-provoking read that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.