Homunculus: A magic tale

by Sven Delblanc

A chemistry professor creates a homunculus in a glass jar. Like FRANKENSTEIN, Delblanc's novel similarly illustrates the male drive to self-gender. "In Delblanc's tale, however, Sebastian goes a step further than Victor Frankenstein -- toward the end of the book he himself becomes pregnant, dying while giving birth through a Cesarean section, which he inflicts on himself in the midst of labor pains" (Maria Aline Seabra Ferreira, Maria Ferreira, I Am the Other: Literary Negotiations of Human Cloning, p. 118)

188 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Swedish author and professor of literature, buried in Hammarby kyrkogård in Uppsala, Sweden.

'In Sweden Delblanc is considered one of the foremost Swedish authors of the later half of the twentieth century, yet in English-speaking countries he is almost unknown.' (from: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Lawrence Kapture · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was Dr. Strangely crossed with pinoccio... if Gepetto was psychopath.