Science Fiction Story (3)

Author: [French] Pierre Boulle and others
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: A wealthy man named Brachard is critically injured in a plane crash. Doctors transfuse him with blood, only to discover a miracle occurs. Brachard not only comes back from the brink of death but also regains youth. It turns out he received blood from a car worker, whose blood has a miraculous effect of granting immortality. To exploit wealth for a long time, Brachard seeks to use the worker's blood, leading to a series of struggles between them. In the end, the wealthy man forces the worker to leave his loved ones and flee. This book narrates the story of a young physicist named Griffin who invents invisibility. However, the treacherous society pushes him into a desperate situation. Reluctant to reveal his groundbreaking invention, he is forced to transform himself into a person who cannot be seen. He fantasizes about becoming invisible to fulfill his various desires, but invisibility does not bring him any happiness.