Galatea 2.2/a Novel

Hardcover | 1 June 1995

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

After four novels and several years of living abroad, the fictional protagonist of Galatea 2.2 - Richard Powers - returns to the United States as Humanist-in-Residence at the enormous Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences. There he falls afoul of Philip Lentz, an outspoken cognitive neurologist intent upon modeling the human brain by means of computer-based neural networks. Lentz involves Powers in an outlandish and irresistible project: to train a neural net on a canonical list of Great Books until the machine becomes capable of passing a comprehensive exam in English literature.
Through repeated tutorials, the device grows gradually more worldly, until it demands to know its own name, sex, race, and reason for existing. Powers drills it in Chaucer and Austen and James, a crash course that elicits a violent reconsideration of his own literary vocation, his decade-long, failed relationship with a former pupil, and his growing obsession with the twenty-two-year-old master's candidate against whom his cybernetic Helen is slated to compete.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Wild Dark Shore

Longlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize - A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick - 'A triumph . . . Breathtaking.' - HANNAH KENT

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$24.99

29%
OFF

Paperback

RRP $32.99

$18.39

44%
OFF

On the Calculation of Volume IV

'Unquestionably one of the greatest works of 21st century literature so far.' Herald

Paperback

RRP $29.99

$24.99

17%
OFF

A Rising of the Lights

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$22.99

34%
OFF

Galatea 2.2/a Novel

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Wild Dark Shore

Longlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize - A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick - 'A triumph . . . Breathtaking.' - HANNAH KENT

Mad Mabel

The Names

'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times

The Nocturnals

An endearing and witty novel of love and friendship from the bestselling author of The Best Kind of Beautiful

The Witness

Third in the series from the bestselling rural crime author of THE PROSPECT, perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Dinuka McKenzie and Chris Hammer

Theo of Golden

The Correspondent

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026

Between Sisters

Good Boy

Pilbara

The Name Game

the mind-bending, heart-mending new love story from the author of The Flatshare

Go Gentle

The joyful new novel from the author of Where'd You Go Bernadette

Metro 2035

The third darkly thrilling book in the METRO series and inspiration behind the bestselling METRO video game franchise

Every Wild Soul

Winner of the inaugural Australian Fiction Prize, perfect for fans of Where The Crawdads Sing and Wild Dark Shore

Yeah the Boys

Margaret, Are You Leaving?

One Night at Silver Lake

The Couples Retreat

A Family Matter

On the Calculation of Volume IV

'Unquestionably one of the greatest works of 21st century literature so far.' Herald

A Rising of the Lights

Things I Cannot Say

An important and powerful debut for fans of Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist.

When Lemons Give You Life

The Ruiners

This product is categorised by