Description
New Year 18 of the homeocratic society, Turin. Life is regulated by an equation: 28,317 days of conscious happiness, at the end of which energy restitution occurs. Filippo Orsi, a brilliant scientist at CRESO, has a mission: to perfect this mechanism to extend human life. In a society that has abandoned the Anthropocene for a future of homeostatic balance, his work is crucial. But his mind is tormented by enigmatic dreams of an unknown woman, Margherita, who seems to belong to a forgotten era. When Aldo introduces him to the Milonga, Filippo discovers a hidden world where the third-generation of the old order live in contrast to the new society. Here, among tango, wine, and the tales of a forgotten past, Filippo meets Malena, for whom he feels an unexpected fascination. From that moment, dreams overlap with reality: who is this woman really? What connection does she have with Margherita? And what terrible secrets does the old blu-ray that his father handed him conceal? The truth is far from within reach, and Filippo must decide whether to leave behind what he has lost or embrace the present and its challenges. Omeocrazia is a gripping, intriguing, and disarming novel; it explores the boundary between past and future, identity and destiny, and offers a glimpse into the irreplaceable abundance of youth and the possible drifts of our society.
– Finalist at the XXXI Edition of the Italo Calvino Prize.
