Chasing Klimczok

Author: Jorge Borel
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This is a highly influential novel by the renowned Mexican writer Jorge Borel. Just after World War II, Francis Bacon, a U.S. Army lieutenant who had worked at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, comes to Germany to investigate the state of scientific development under Nazi rule. He discovers that a person named Klingsor, under a pseudonym, plays a pivotal role in important scientific research in Germany, especially in the development of atomic weapons. Who is Klingsor? Bacon strives to find this mysterious Klingsor. In the process of pursuing the truth, Bacon also becomes entangled in a web of mysteries and traps. The novel has a unique structure, full of twists and turns, and is captivating.