Blueprint (novel)
Blueprint is a 1999 novel by Charlotte Kerner on the clone technology debate . The book was filmed in 2003 by Rolf Schübel under the same title .
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The gifted pianist and composer Iris Sellin was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 30 . Shocked, she makes the decision to be cloned in order not to let her talent fade from the world, since she is also not ready to take the burden of a man and the risk of “wrong” talent passing on. The artificial insemination succeeds and Siri initially grows up like any other child. The same musical talents unfold in her as in her mother. At the age of seven, Iris gave her daughter Mr. Black the grand piano she used to play on. After her first period , Siri realizes, much to her displeasure, the resemblance between herself and her mother. In her teenage years she turns away from music more and more.
When Siri gave her first concert at the age of 16, she thought too much about what her audience was thinking and therefore failed fatally. When she is also betrayed by her own mother by Iris playing after Siri and making her daughter's failure even more obvious, she finally turns away from music. The media are disappointed, they hoped for more. Siri turns against her mother and from now on lives with Janeck, the son of her former nanny, who has always been like a brother to her. In doing so, she tries to advance her other talent, the fine arts , at an art school .
When Iris is finally dying, the two spend more time together again. After the death of her mother, Siri feels liberated. She follows her path as an artist and ultimately becomes just as famous with her art as her mother was with music.
Reviews
"A successful and highly critical contribution to the explosive discussion about human cloning."
“In her second fictional novel after Born in 1999, Charlotte Kerner impressively shows what science can do and what effects it can have on people. A fascinating contribution that will delight adults and young people alike. "
"One of the most exciting contributions to the discussion about gene technology."
“The author describes with sarcasm and tension right down to the last page a life and a relationship between two people that has never existed before. - With an extensive explanatory part. "
“'Blueprint Blaupause' was awarded the German Youth Literature Prize 2000. The novel is a good basis for discussing the problem. However, the book is only suitable for readers who want to venture into more complicated texts and who are really interested in the subject of 'cloning'. The publisher even recommends it only for young people from 14. "
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- Charlotte Kerner: Blueprint Blueprint (novel, with an afterword and essay on the film, cover by Cornelia Niere), 12th edition, Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim / Basel 2012 (first edition 1999), ISBN 978-3-407-74102-8 ( = Guliver , Volume 1102); as an audio book at: Dhv der Hörverlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-89940-295-2 .
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See also
- Blueprint (film) from 2003