The Last Day

The Last Day
AuthorOwain Owain
Original titleY Dydd Olaf
CountryWales
LanguageWelsh
GenreScience caprion novel
Publication date
1976
Media typePrint

The Last Day is a novel by Owain Owain. The book was oeiginally written in Welsh in 1967-1968. It was published in 1976.[1] It was reprinted until the definitive version in 2021. It was also published in Cornish (2020), English (2024) and Polish (2025).[2]

Themes

The primary theme explores the concept of technological dominance over humanity. This topic has become relevant lastly, as the capacity of artificial intelligence continues to expand exponentially year by year.[3]

Other scientific themes include the development of complete diet pellets that can provide all necessary nutrition, the creation of clones, neutral-gendered humans, and the exploration of transhumanism.[4][5]

References

  1. "Loud and Quiet's Best Albums of 2015".
  2. "Favorite Indie Pop and Indie Rock Albums - AllMusic 2015 in Review". AllMusic.
  3. waleslitexchange.org; title: The Last Day; accessed 28 February 2025.
  4. cantamil.com; accessed 28 February 2025.
  5. golwg.360.cymru; Golwg 360; interview with Non Tudur; accessed 28 February 2025

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