The Eden Revelation

The Eden Revelation is... a startling update of the twentieth century’s novel of ideas, in particular Thomas Mann’s Nobel-winning The Magic Mountain. Where Mann’s characters gave voice to fantasy and psychosis, The Eden Revelation binds us with our evolutionary history: social beings living by the light and darkness of ideas. Our first idea, mythologically, was recorded just outside the Garden of Eden, in an ancient echo of eschatological climate change. The Eden Revelation: An Evolutionary Novel has perhaps more to reveal about what we have never properly internalized: that for all our intelligence and creativity, we were not responsible for our evolving. Something as complex as the human brain, but much larger, had more to do with it: a natural ecosystem large and complex enough that we were lost in it until we found our niche. —Harriman Svitz, "Letter of Recommendation" "A stupendous achievement. Gripping in the power of its felt thought(s). A novel of ideas which actually moves one. And incredibly timely." —Anthony Rudolf In the absence of a conventional narrative, the Rosenbergs make hay of the characters’ ricocheting analyses and revelations. This experiment pays off with dividends. —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) This sweepingly vast and courageous new novel tells of a lost archeologist in ways that radiate out into the great losses of our time. Ten years in the making, The Eden Revelation is a book of epic dimensions, brimming with ideas as it deepens with characters and action. From David and Rhonda Rosenberg, a writer and a research scientist, respectively, in their Eden of the Florida Everglades. —Grace Schulman, Strange Paradise A selva-oscura (Dante: ‘Midway through the journey of life/ I found myself in a dark wood,/ with the clear path ahead of me lost…’) of essay, memoir, porn and lyric—and quite a bit of interesting science. I never read anything like it, obviously, nor has anyone else. Although I am a fan of the animations or reanimations of ideas, this Eden teems with so many I flirted with the Rule of St. Benedict. —Andrei Codrescu, Too Late for Nightmares [The Rosenbergs] worked on a secluded bench in the UC Berkeley botanical garden. The plants were alive in the manuscript pages I first read, as indeed we learn they do breathe, climbing out of the sea to create ecosystems. The novel’s characters are all in a tizzy about a weird ancient voice in a disturbed colleague’s head, an archaeologist. When transcribed in psychoanalysis, the voice elaborates on an actual source for the Eden story, with the ‘garden’ described as the ecosystem in which humans evolved. All kinds of other info pingpongs among the heavily credentialed characters, whose relationships are shaken and stirred. Although full of poetic history blended with science, it all happens on the surface, like a complex martini. I expect it will go down smooth, with a kick. —Bill Berkson, Since When
ASIN: 1959556053
VSKU: DBV.1959556053.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Rosenberg, David|Rosenberg, Dr. Rhonda
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.