1971
First Published
3.74
Average Rating
222
Number of Pages
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Hardcover with dustjacket, 1st edition. Lafferty has a unique voice, incorporating folksiness with myth, religion, and stream-of-consciousness. This lesser-known novel finds a computer machine, Epikt, seeking the answers to life's great questions.
Avg Rating
3.74
Number of Ratings
120
5 STARS
27%
4 STARS
42%
3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
8%
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Author
R.A. Lafferty
Author · 46 books
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty, published under the name R.A. Lafferty, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and a number of novels that could be loosely called historical fiction.
