An eccentiric, playfully skewed, surprisingly comprehensive chronicle of life on planet Earth. A novel whose threads of coincidence and hidden connection are woven into a narrative tapestry brilliant with wit, intelligence, and emotion.

The stowaway.--The visitors.--The wars of religion.--The survivor.--Shipwreck.--The mountain.--Three simple stories.--Upstream! ; Parenthesis.--Project Ararat.--The dream.