Unbound: A Novel

Unbound: A Novel

by Christopher Osborn (Author)

Synopsis

Everybody ages, everybody dies - but not, necessarily, Victor. He's never felt better... Victor, a molecular biologist for more than forty years, is looking back over his life and his glittering career. His private lab, in North London, has been responsible for a number of key breakthroughs in the treatment of autoimmune diseases - particularly Multiple Sclerosis. But now Victor is self-medicating the drug, Telo, that promises to offer a cure for aging with the muted fervour of a high-functioning white-collar junkie. UNBOUND is a meditation on the brevity and beauty of life, a love letter to the arts, a series of open and very timely questions about the nature and future of mortality in the 21st century, and a distinctive literary reboot of the gothic novel. Everybody ages, everybody dies - but not, necessarily, Victor. He's never felt better... Victor, a molecular biologist for more than forty years, is looking back over his life and his glittering career. His private lab, in North London, has been responsible for a number of key breakthroughs in the treatment of autoimmune diseases - particularly Multiple Sclerosis. But now Victor is self-medicating the drug, Telo, that promises to offer a cure for aging with the muted fervour of a high-functioning white-collar junkie. UNBOUND is a meditation on the brevity and beauty of life, a love letter to the arts, a series of open and very timely questions about the nature and future of mortality in the 21st century, and a distinctive literary reboot of the gothic novel.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 250
Publisher: Arcadia Books
Published: 14 Sep 2017

ISBN 10: 1911350072
ISBN 13: 9781911350071
Book Overview: Second novel from a highly acclaimed author after a period of 26 years.; The science discussed is, whilst fictional, drawn from real scientific advances regularly discussed on radio.; Planned publicity campaign and author appearances on radio and at festivals to discuss his own writing story and the science he writes about.

Media Reviews
'Like the ancient mariner's, Christopher Osborn's voice compels one to listen to his strange, alarming, and ultimately rapturous story. You ignore him at your peril.' John Ashbery; 'A major new writing talent.' Time Out
Author Bio
Christopher's first novel was published by John Murray twenty-six years ago, with the US rights sold at auction to Harper and Row, and UK paperback rights sold to Flamingo. He's not written since then, spending the intervening years as a concert pianist and music teacher.