Literatuur | Spannend
Veritas
Jean Dewaerheid
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Omschrijving
“Der Vitruvianische Mensch” by Ulrike Bolenz is a modern version of “The Vitruvian Man”, the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
It depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square.
The novel VERITAS refers to the expression squaring the circle, a metaphor for trying to do the impossible. The quadrature of the circle stands here for science, fiction, progress, avangardisme, ... but refers at the same time to the clock with several dates such as 02.12.1804 (Coronation Napoleon), 1914 (start first world war), 11.09.2001 (World Trade Center September 11 attacks), 16.04.2006 (Brussels Center Station Murder), ...
A sexagenarian discovers he has been chosen to heal the World. After reflexion, he decides to accept the challenge. While travelling into space and time, he realises he’s getting younger…
It depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square.
The novel VERITAS refers to the expression squaring the circle, a metaphor for trying to do the impossible. The quadrature of the circle stands here for science, fiction, progress, avangardisme, ... but refers at the same time to the clock with several dates such as 02.12.1804 (Coronation Napoleon), 1914 (start first world war), 11.09.2001 (World Trade Center September 11 attacks), 16.04.2006 (Brussels Center Station Murder), ...
A sexagenarian discovers he has been chosen to heal the World. After reflexion, he decides to accept the challenge. While travelling into space and time, he realises he’s getting younger…
Meer info
| Uitgever | Brave New Books |
|---|---|
| Release | 04/09/2017 |
| Leveringsdatum | |
| Info leveringsdatum | Verschenen, printing-on-demand |
| ISBN | 9789402166088 |
| Laatst gewijzigd | 08/08/2023 |
