Calumet Editions

Our Jewish Robot Future

A novel about the Garden of Eden and the Cyborgian Transformation of the Human Race

Meet the Haralsons—retired, eccentric, and perpetually discontent. Margarita, a libidinous post-menopausal narrator who longs for a baby, and her heroic husband Alex, obsessed with the missing 11th commandment, are approached by John Chapman, a Max Headroom–style cyborg from the far future. He begs them to save his race of Jewish robots from extinction, launching a madcap journey through time and space to Airets, Earth’s mirror planet, amid gossips and hypocrites.

it’s the definitive Jewish robot novel of our time!

—Michael Rubens, author of The Sheriff of Ymameer

Description

Meet the Haralsons—retired, eccentric, always discontented. Margarita, the post-menopausal narrator, wants a baby, while her heroic husband Alex is obsessed with finding the missing 11th commandment. Perhaps conjured from their obsessions, arrives John Chapman, a Max Headroom type cyborg from the distant future, begging the Haralsons to save his race of Jewish robots from extinction. The result is a mad escapade through time and space to Airets, Earth’s mirror planet. Prepare for the many antics of the libidinous Margarita as she does battle with gossips, hypocrites and her double-dealing electronic progeny.

Product Details

PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
ImprintCalumet Editions
LanguageEnglish
Print length256
ISBN-13978-1960250001
Dimensions6 x 0.58 x 9 inches

Readers won’t nosh on this inspired novel, but wolf it down in one or two helpings.

—Neal Karlen, author of The Story of Yiddish

Sit, relax, bite into this genre-bending, sp[icy stew of a novel. First-timer Borman skillfully blends space travel, bible studies, robotics, and senior citizen sex into a delicious and thought-provoking tzimmes.

—David Unowsky, former bookseller

What can I say, it’s the definitive Jewish robot novel of our time! There are robots. There are Jews. There are Jewish robots. What more could you possibly want, you yold?

—Michael Rubens, author of The Sheriff of Ymameer

…enjoy a romp through the universe, which covers the gamut of marital and existential questions, ones we all want to confront but just haven’t dared. The glossary, alone, is worth the price of the book.

—Gay Rubin, editor and founder of Michigan Hot Apples

Our Jewish Robot Future is an excellent book that is a must for anyone who believes that SciFi is best when it’s deeply human, poignant and funny. The transformation of humans into a new Eden of robots is a delightful and charming romp through the foibles of the strong-willed Jewish-Italian grandma who dominates not just her family but generations of new beginnings. Strongly recommended for readers who like the farcical fun of Vonnegut, too!

—Erik Hare, reviewed on Amazon