Project Gutenberg 2008-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 250 Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de 1838 1889 De L'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers, comte de Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de L', comte de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Jean Marie Mathias Philippe Auguste, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Philippe-Auguste-Mathias, comte de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste de Villiers de L'Ève future Produced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "L'Ève future" by comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam is a novel written during the late 19th century. This intriguing work explores themes of technology and human emotion through the character of Thomas Edison, who is depicted as a magician of science, creating wonders with his inventions. As the narrative unfolds, it offers a unique perspective on the nature of humanity, love, and the essence of existence, questioning the relationship between technology and the human experience. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Edison in his laboratory at Menlo Park, where he reflects on his inventions and the fleeting nature of reality and sound. With a mix of melancholy and humor, he laments the missed opportunities in history to record significant sounds and voices, pondering what humanity has lost. The scene is set for a conversation with Sowana, an enigmatic character, as they discuss a miraculous creation named Hadaly, hinting at themes of artificial intelligence and the nature of consciousness. The opening establishes a meditative and philosophical tone, suggesting a rich exploration of the intersections between technology, memory, and the human soul. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Science fiction Inventors -- Fiction Androids -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 635069 628073 2024-09-11T10:17:32.216194 2023-09-12T04:27:09.303799 text/html text/html 606664 2008-09-21T07:09:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 235919 2008-09-21T07:09:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 296394 2024-09-11T10:17:42.189561 application/epub+zip 310155 2024-09-11T10:17:34.213147 application/epub+zip 310155 2024-09-11T10:17:33.044156 application/epub+zip 544982 2024-09-11T10:17:47.765566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519171 2024-09-11T10:17:41.251606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516430 2022-09-12T10:45:47.455884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592754 592511 2024-09-11T10:17:30.504121 2023-09-12T04:27:07.775785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 577926 2008-09-21T07:08:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228839 2008-09-21T07:09:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20000 2024-09-11T10:17:47.901542 application/rdf+xml 12797 2024-09-11T10:17:33.422120 image/jpeg 3237 2024-09-11T10:17:33.239143 image/jpeg 288424 2024-09-11T10:17:32.275123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia