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The Procedure (Hardcover)

by Harry Mulisch (Author), Paul Vincent (Translator)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Viking (2 Aug 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0670889296
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670889297
  • Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,333,670 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Prague, 16th century. On the orders of the Emperor, two rabbis set to work to make a human being, a so-called golem, from lumps of clay and using mysterious formulae from the Talmud. If they are successful, the Emperor will guarantee the safety of the Jewish population of Prague...Present day. Victor Werker is a Dutch scientist of international repute, creator of the 'eobiont', a form of life born from inorganic matter, using a DNA modelling technique. Werker's personal life is a disaster, but when he intercepts a secret communication between a contract killer and the killer's employer, his situation becomes far, far worse.

About the Author
Harry Mulisch is the author of numerous novels, including LAST CALL, THE DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN and THE ASSAULT. The last of these was made into an Oscar-winning film. Harry Mulisch has also written essays, poetry, short stories, plays and philosophical works. He lives in Holland.

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5.0 out of 5 stars After the discovery, let's discover genetics, 17 Aug 2001
This book is surely not an easy read. This is no relaxing stuff even though the first chapter is quite hilarious and has no direct parallel in literature of this day (not that I know of, anyway), reminding vaguely of Calvino's first chapter of On a winters night a traveller and the Foucault Pendulum of Eco. But the introductory chapter is only the beginning of something that probes much deeper than the Hebrew aleph-beth. Human existence, creation and the ever so actual question on how far we human can interfere in (human) genetics is written between the lines of two fascinating stories of creation of life and the death that follows in two even more fascinating environments; 15th century Prague's ghetto and todays Global Village. The eloquence in fusing the political and scientific sides of this theme into such a literary story that even at surface level is a joy to read (though you'd miss out much and the different stories would make less sense standing next to each other)is unlike many other authors but reminds me mostly of Mulisch's Discovery of Heaven. A definite good read for those interested. One advice though, read The Discovery of Heaven first; you will familiarise yourself with Mulisch's writing style and understand a lot more of this novel as in many ways it mirrors this preceding work.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing., 24 Jan 2002
I picked this up after "Discovery of Heaven" which is one of my favourite books ever. I found this very disappointing in comparison. Whilst there are two stories here, one of them is over in the first chapter and the other drags on to a rather inconclusive ending with far too many loose ends for my liking.
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