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Mr g

A Novel about the Creation

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Mr g

Written by: Alan Lightman
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, this is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale.

“As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe.” So begins Alan Lightman’s playful and profound new novel, Mr. g, the story of Creation as narrated by God. Bored with living in the shimmering Void with his bickering Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr. g creates time, space, and matter - then moves on to stars, planets, consciousness, and finally intelligent beings with moral dilemmas.

But even the best-laid plans can go awry, and Mr. g discovers that with his creation of space and time come unforeseen consequences - especially in the form of the mysterious Belhor, a clever and devious rival. An intellectual equal to Mr. g, Belhor delights in provocation: he demands an explanation for the inexplicable, requests that intelligent creatures not be subject to rational laws, and maintains the necessity of evil. As Mr. g watches his favorite universe grow into maturity, he begins to understand how the act of creation can change the Creator himself.

©2012 Alan Lightman (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Astronomy & Space Science Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Science Fiction Cosmology

What the critics say

“Here is the creation of the universe and the young creator who grapples with what he has made - and ultimately with responsibility and loss…A gem of a novel that is strange, witty, erudite, and alive with Lightman’s playful genius.” (Junot Díaz, New York Times best-selling author)
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This is one of the most personally influential and thought provoking books I’ve ever read.

Simply the best book

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Ray Porter brings this tale to life with mastery. The ideas are a delight to ponder and the humor and emotion equally so.

Outstanding!

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