About this book
Alfred Lawson's Born Again is a singularly audacious utopian science fiction novel that defies easy categorization—a bizarre, delirious adventure through philosophy, ideology, and unbridled imagination. When John Convert, a wayward sailor, is cast overboard during a violent altercation at sea, he awakens on a mysterious island inhabited by the Sagemen, a race of superhuman giants dwelling in a subterranean city. There he meets Arletta, a giantess who becomes his unlikely guide through a world designed to challenge everything he believes about society, morality, and human potential.
Written by a true Renaissance man—professional baseball player, aviation pioneer, vegetarian activist, and founder of the pseudo-scientific philosophy Lawsonomy—Born Again serves as the conceptual blueprint for Lawson's increasingly eccentric worldview. The novel brims with passionate, unfiltered arguments against social injustice, layered with fantastically improbable plot twists and an earnestly idealistic vision of utopian reform. It's a work that polarizes readers: some dismiss it as magnificently absurd, while others find genuine philosophical depth beneath its theatrical surface.
This audiobook appeals to listeners fascinated by forgotten literary oddities, unconventional philosophical fiction, and the visionary eccentricities of early 20th-century American thinkers. Whether you approach it as sincere speculation or delightful camp, Born Again remains unforgettable—a singular artifact of ambition, naïveté, and uncompromising conviction.
