{"product_id":"the-xenotext-book-2-9781552454985","title":"The Xenotext: Book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt lives! The bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e writes a death-defying poem in DNA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Xenotext: Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e, Christian B?k outlined his plan to insert his poem, written as DNA, into a deathless bacterium, thereby writing a text able to outlive every apocalypse, enduring till the Sun itself expires. Now that the experiment has finally succeeded, Book 2 of \u003ci\u003eThe Xenotext\u003c\/i\u003e situates that poem within the deep time of the cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur civilization has only very limited methods for preserving its cultural heritage against a potential planetary disaster (be it thermonuclear warfare or astrophysical barrage); however, this experiment rehearses some of the techniques likely to be used in the future to preserve our archives against such annihilation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting in his signature poetics, B?k speculates that, buried within the biochemistry of Life itself, there really does exist an innate beauty, if not a hidden poetry - a literal message that we might read, if we deign to seek it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552454985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Christian B?k","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276392947893,"sku":"9781552454985","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2c14d0c1-7f9c-4273-98bd-6dda0a087186.jpg?v=1744123065","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-xenotext-book-2-9781552454985","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}