Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
- Poor Things
- Alasdair Gray
- Page: 320
- Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
- ISBN: 9781564783073
- Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
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Overview
One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter—a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation. The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser ...