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''Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives'', also simply called ''Sum'', is a work of speculative fiction by the neuroscientist David Eagleman. It is in press in 23 languages . The ''Los Angeles Times'' described it as "teeming, writhing with imagination."〔(David Eagleman''s Sum ) (book review), Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-02-08.〕 Barnes and Noble named it one of the Best Books of 2009.〔(Best Books of 2009 ), Barnes and Noble Review, Dec 9, 2009.〕 ==Synopsis== As a short story cycle, the book presents forty mutually exclusive stories staged in a wide variety of possible afterlives. The author has stated that none of the stories is meant to be taken as serious theological proposals but, instead, that the message of the book is the importance of exploring new ideas beyond the ones that have been traditionally passed down.〔Lanham, F. (Writing about what comes next ). Houston Chronicle. Feb 16, 2009.〕 The title word "Sum" refers to the Latin for "I am," as in ''Cogito ergo sum''. Like Italo Calvino's ''Invisible Cities'', ''Sum'' does not fit entirely into the traditional category of a novel. ''Sum'' has been called "philosofiction",〔(David Eagleman's ''Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives'' ) (book review), Texas Monthly, February 2009. Retrieved on 2009-02-08.〕 an "experimental novel",〔Book reviews, ''Vanity Fair'', February 2009.〕 and "a collection of thought experiments".〔NPR's ''Books We Like'', by Oscar Villalon, (The Afterlife? Not Quite What We Were Expecting )〕 Most of the stories are understood to "posit the afterlife as mirroring life on Earth"〔Tipping, J. (''Sum'' by David Eagleman: Engaging stories about the afterlife ), Dallas Morning News, February 8, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-02-08.〕〔Stark, A. (In Our End Is Our Beginning ), Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2009.〕 The New York Times Book Review called Sum a "delightful, thought-provoking little collection () belongs to that category of strange, unclassifiable books that will haunt the reader long after the last page has been turned".〔Alexander McCall Smith, (Eternal Whimsy: Review of David Eagleman's ''Sum'' ), New York Times Book Review, June 12, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-06-14.〕 ''Sum'' was chosen by Time Magazine for their 2009 Summer Reading list, with the acclaim "Eagleman is a true original. Read ''Sum'' and be amazed. Reread ''Sum'' and be reamazed.".〔(TIME Magazine's 2009 Summer Reading list ), July 13, 2009.〕 ''Sum'' was selected as Book of the Week by both The Guardian〔Nick Lezard, (Life after life explained ), ''The Guardian'', June 13, 2009.〕 and The Week,〔(Book of the week: Sum: Forty Tales From the Afterlives by David Eagleman ), ''The Week'', March 6, 2009.〕 and was the featured subject on the cover of two magazines in 2009, ''The Big Issue'' and ''Humanitie''. On September 10, 2009, Sum was ranked by Amazon as the #2 bestselling book in the United Kingdom.〔(Story collection soars after Fry Tweet ). Retrieved on Sept 10, 2009〕 The book received accolades from non-religious reviewers as well as from the religious community. The recommendations of Stephen Fry, Philip Pullman, Brian Greene, Brian Eno, and others appear on the cover, and ''Sum'' was named as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2009.〔(The Best Spiritual Books of 2009 ), Spirituality and Practice.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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