A 19th-century German neurologist is convinced that study of the human brain's cells will reveal the origin and cause of genius, making it possible to breed supermen. He spends three years dissecting Lenin's brain only to be told that his evidence is being swapped with fake material.
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A 19th-century German neurologist is convinced that study of the human brain's cells will reveal the origin and cause of genius, making it possible to breed supermen. He spends three years dissecting Lenin's brain only to be told that his evidence is being swapped with fake material.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. CA5-A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in black cloth with white paper covered boards and red lettering on the spine plus with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library labels and stamps on the front and back endpapers and title page. The dust jacket is in very good-condition with no visible signs of wear and in a mylar sleeve plus with a library label on the spine. Translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside. The author is the editor of the German journal 'Kursbuch. ' This is the story of a Prussian hypnotist and neurologist who craves worldly success in his search for the biological secret of genius. In the period between the two World Wars he is given the chance to dissect the brain of the dead Russian leader and it is his first opportunity to identify genius in its raw state. Times are grave though with hostilities mounting between Germany and Russia. This is the author's first novel. 266p.
