Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus: The Gothic classic on the dark side of science

· Suhrkamp Verlag
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An immortal tale about the dangers of excessive ambition and the essence of being human

The ambitious young scientist Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with unlocking the secret to creating life. One fateful night, he achieves the unthinkable: he brings to life a creature of his own making. Horrified by the ugliness of his creation, though, he abandons this sensitive being, who desperately longs for love and acceptance. Rejected by the world and driven by a thirst for revenge, the creature ultimately turns against his creator – and everything he holds dear.
Amid the majestic landscapes of the Swiss Alps, a bitter pursuit unfolds that leads to the icy reaches of the North Pole and into the darkest corners of the human soul.

Mary Shelley’s timeless masterpiece is much more than just Gothic horror: it is a profound reflection on the dangers of boundless ambition and on the existential need for belonging and love.

An immortal tale about the dangers of excessive ambition and the essence of being human The ambitious young scientist Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with unlocking the secret to creating life. One fateful night, he achieves the unthinkable: he brings to life a creature of his own making. Horrif...

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Mary Shelley wurde 1797 in London geboren. Auf einer Reise durch die Schweiz entwickelte sie 1818 die Idee zu ihrem berühmtesten Werk Frankenstein oder Der moderne Prometheus, das zunächst anonym und 1831 in einer von Shelley selbst überarbeiteten und kommentierten Ausgabe erschien. Der Roman gilt heute als Schlüsselwerk der Gothic Fiction und der englischen Romantik sowie als eines der frühesten Beispiele der Science-Fiction-Literatur. Mary Shelley starb 1851 im Alter von 53 Jahren in London.
Mary Shelley wurde 1797 in London geboren. Auf einer Reise durch die Schweiz entwickelte sie 1818 die Idee zu ihrem berühmtesten Werk Frankenstein oder Der moderne Prometheus, das zunächst anonym und 1831 in einer von Shelley selbst überarbeiteten und kommentierten Ausgabe erschien. Der Roman gil...

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