Parasite Eve
This is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find.
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Note: This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.
Originally published in Japanese in 1995; English translation (2005) printed in 2026.
6" x 9" / 319 pages
Book description
Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena is a Japanese science-fiction horror novel that combines laboratory research, human grief, and speculative biology. After his wife Kiyomi dies, biochemist Toshiaki Nagashima cultivates cells from her body, setting in motion events involving an emerging life-form known as Eve.
The novel develops its horror through the idea that mitochondria, normally essential components of human cells, might possess an independent evolutionary purpose.
Originally published in Japan in 1995 and released in English in 2005, the book draws on biomedical concepts while employing them imaginatively rather than as established scientific conclusions. It also became the basis for screen and video-game adaptations.
The story will interest readers of Japanese horror, biological science fiction, and literature about technology and identity.
