Author: Elizabeth Moon
Translator: So-yeon Jeong
Publisher: BookSphere
H/C | 575 pages | 195*137mm
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| >>>This book is written in Korean. |
About This Book
In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most
genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy.
Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of
that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various
programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their
differences. They will be made active and contributing members of
society. But they will never be normal.
Lou Arrendale is a member of that lost generation, born at the wrong
time to reap the awards of medical science. Part of a small group of
high-functioning autistic adults, he has a steady job with a
pharmaceutical company, a car, friends, and a passion for fencing. Aside
from his annual visits to his counselor, he lives a low-key, independent
life. He has learned to shake hands and make eye contact. He has taught
himself to use “please” and “thank you” and other conventions of
conversation because he knows it makes others comfortable. He does his
best to be as normal as possible and not to draw attention to himself.
But then his quiet life comes under attack. It starts with an
experimental treatment that will reverse the effects of autism in
adults. With this treatment Lou would think and act and be just like
everyone else. But if he was suddenly free of autism, would he still be
himself? Would he still love the same classical music, with its
complications and resolutions? Would he still see the same colors and
patterns in the world, shades and hues that others cannot see? Most
importantly, would he still love Marjory, a woman who may never be able
to reciprocate his feelings? Would it be easier for her to return the
love of a “normal”?
There are intense pressures coming from the world around him, including
an angry supervisor who wants to cut costs by sacrificing the supports
necessary to employ autistic workers. Perhaps even more disturbing are
the barrage of questions within himself. For Lou must decide if he
should submit to a surgery that might completely change the way he views
the world . . . and the very essence of who he is.
Thoughtful, provocative, poignant, unforgettable, The Speed of Dark is a
gripping exploration into the mind of an autistic person as he struggles
with profound questions of humanity and matters of the heart.
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