Elegy / Nick Payne.
Material type: TextSeries: FF playsPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 2016Description: 69 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780571329991 (pbk.) :DDC classification: 822.9'2 Summary: What if every neuron in the human brain could be mapped and decoded? Every act of human behaviour catalogued and wholly understood? 'Elegy' imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life. Through the beautiful and moving story of three women who've made the choice between love and survival, 'Elegy' explores a world in which the brain is no longer a mystery to us. But at what cost?Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Book | Paul Hamlyn Library | Paul Hamlyn Library | Floor 3 | 822.92 PAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 06433006 |
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What if every neuron in the human brain could be mapped and decoded? Every act of human behaviour catalogued and wholly understood? 'Elegy' imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life. Through the beautiful and moving story of three women who've made the choice between love and survival, 'Elegy' explores a world in which the brain is no longer a mystery to us. But at what cost?
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