mechanical clock man

E. V. Odell's novel, The Clockwork Man, takes us on an unusual journey to a time when technology was merely a dream, but here it transforms into a bewildering reality. A mysterious creature appears on a cricket ground in an English town in the 1920s, revealing himself as a human being embedded with strange mechanical mechanisms that have weakened his human will and given him extraordinary abilities. This "e;robot"e;, coming from multidimensional worlds, confuses everyone with his actions and speech; sometimes he appears ordinary, and other times he proves that he is not human. What makes the story even more exciting is the interweaving of comedy and philosophy, as he pushes his new friends to think deeply about issues of freedom, marriage, and technology. It is a novel ahead of its time, offering a blend of satire, contemplation, and early science fiction, and prompts the reader to reconsider the limits of human will in the face of the power of machines.