The latest novel by the great science fiction writer and futurologist Olaf Stapledon, best known for the first large-scale “history of the future” in world literature. A novel that reflects the latest search for genius; a novel that became his creative testament...The story of a split personality, the place and time of action - England between the world wars. People stop recognizing Victor Smith, who was considered an empty snob and dandy. Suddenly he becomes his complete opposite: an inquisitive and pleasant young man who is in a hurry to breathe deeply, to experience the taste of struggle and true love. The most important question that the “new” Victor is studying is the purpose of Humanity in the Universe. Only one of the main character's close friends begins to understand that what is happening is explained by cosmic intervention... A unique monument of magical realism literature, anticipating Gene Brewer's "Planet Ka-Pax" and Philip K. Dick's "VALIS" trilogy!