The Eighth Wonder of the World by Jordan Plevnes
Brand: Plamen Press
Product Description
In his novel The Eighth Wonder of the World Plevnes takes his dark sense of humor and undeniable wit on a search for a common ground in an uncommon world. His protagonist Alexander Simsar during the last 3.3 seconds of his life in Berlin in 1989 weeks before the fall of Berlin Wall envisions the creation of a monumentan eighth wonder of the worldthat would embrace humanity in all its layers and countenances. In this absurdist novel Plevnes invents a utopia that unites many of the differences in the world Christianity Islam Judaism Buddhism and even Satanism. The Eighth Wonder of the World is yet another of Jordan Plevness parables of hope. His preoccupation with the role of beauty in the context of social religious and cultural differences is front and center as is his central question Does humanism have a prospect of survival in the future of humankind Plevnes suggests that survival and idealism can be found in beauty and art and that only beauty and art have the power to save the world. show more
Condition : New
Author : Jordan Plevnes
Weight : 329
Publisher : Plamen Press
Language : English
EAN : 9780996072267
ISBN10 : 0996072268
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20200530
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 162 Pages
Dimensions : 216 X 140 X 9