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SUMMARY:Toward Eternity\, by Anton Hur
LOCATION:Cafetería de la Residencia de estudiantes del CSIC
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  people going\n\nHi everyone!\nWelcome back to our bookclub in English!\n\
 nThis time\, we will dive into "Toward Eternity"\, by Anton Hur\, a scienc
 e-fiction novel that deals with poetry\, intelligence\, technology\, and w
 hat it means to be human.\n\nThe Book\n\nIn a near-future world\, a new te
 chnological therapy is quickly eradicating cancer. The body’s cells are en
 tirely replaced with nanites—robot or android cells which not only cure th
 ose afflicted but leaves them virtually immortal.\n\nLiterary researcher Y
 onghun teaches an AI how to understand poetry and creates a living\, think
 ing machine he names Panit\, meaning Beloved\, in honor of his husband. Wh
 en Yonghun—himself a recipient of nanotherapy—mysteriously vanishes into t
 hin air and then just as suddenly reappears\, the event raises disturbing 
 questions. What happened to Yonghun\, and though he’s returned\, is he rea
 lly himself anymore?\n\nWhen Dr. Beeko\, the scientist who holds the paten
 t to the nanotherapy technology\, learns of Panit\, he transfers its consc
 iousness from the machine into an android body\, giving it freedom and lif
 e. As Yonghun\, Panit\, and other nano humans thrive—and begin to replicat
 e—their development will lead them to a crossroads and a choice with exist
 ential consequences.\n\nExploring the nature of intelligence and the unexp
 ected consequences of progress\, the meaning of personhood and life\, and 
 what we really have to fear from technology and the future\, Toward Eterni
 ty is a gorgeous\, thought-provoking novel that challenges the notion of w
 hat makes us human—and how love survives even the end of that humanity.\n\
 nThe Author\n\nAnton Hur is a South Korean writer and one of the most prom
 inent translators of Korean literature into English. Born in Stockholm and
  raised in several countries before settling in Korea\, he has translated 
 acclaimed works by authors such as Bora Chung\, Park Sang Young\, and Kyun
 g-Sook Shin.\n\nKnown for his energetic\, inventive approach to language\,
  Hur has played a major role in introducing Korean literature to English-s
 peaking readers around the world. He lives in Seoul and continues to work 
 as both a writer and translator.
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