The Glass Bees

[Dave Monroe]

Jünger, Ernst.  The Glass Bees.
   Trans. Elizabeth Mayer and Louise Bogan.
   New York: NYRB, 2000 [1957].

In The Glass Bees the celebrated German writer Ernst
Jünger presents a disconcerting vision of the future.
Zapparoni, a brilliant businessman, has turned his
advanced understanding of technology and his strategic
command of the information and entertainment
industries into a discrete form of global domination.
But Zapparoni is worried that the scientists he
depends on might sell his secrets. He needs a chief of
security, and Richard, a veteran and war hero, is
ready for the job. However, when he arrives at the
beautiful country compound that is Zapparoni's
headquarters, he finds himself subjected to an
unexpected ordeal. Soon he is led to question his
past, his character, and even his senses....

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