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Journal from Ellipsia

A Novel

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Journal from Ellipsia

By: Hortense Calisher
Narrated by: Gary Dikeos
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A humorous satire and loving tribute to science fiction that delves into the tenuous relationship between science and the humanities by asking, What does it mean to be human?

A genderless alien from Ellipsia, a planet whose inhabitants have no concept of individuality, comes to Earth on an intergalactic exchange program to learn how to become human. To live here, the traveler must study and understand our inclinations for seeing people as distinct beings - the nature of gender, and at the heart of identity, the word I. At once funny and serious, Journal from Ellipsia offers a starkly objective view on our own humanity.

©1965 Hortense Calisher (P)2013 Audible Inc.
Fiction First Contact Literature & Fiction Satire Science Fiction Comedy Witty Funny
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