Minority Report: movie session (27th Feb)
How can a 30 pages story become a 2 hours and a half movie? How would precogs look like? How can Tom Cruise fit in Anderton’s own description of “bald … Continue reading
Book presentation: Nein. A manifesto by Eric Jarosinski
Silvia, who always knows her way around books and authors, has heard about the presentation of a book with the author next Saturday at 19.30 at Llibreria Calders. The book … Continue reading
Determinism vs. Free Will
A lot of science fiction novels and short stories deal with profound philosophical questions. Think about books such as 1984 by George Orwell or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, … Continue reading
Head transplant: science or fiction?
I have found an article related to Hanif Kureishi’s book we read last June, The Body. You can find it here: Head transplant carried out on monkey, claims maverick surgeon. … Continue reading
HUMAN+. Exhibition
As I told you, there is an exhibition at CCCB (Centre de Cultura Comtemporània de Barcelona) that has something to do with the book we are reading this month. It … Continue reading
Minority Report by Philip K. Dick (next session 18th Feb)
Will Philip K. Dick’s stories give us food for thought? Are they just science-fiction stories with nothing to analyze or are they meaty ones? The material for the book is … Continue reading
THE ENGLISH BOOK CLUB 