The Codex

This audiobook explores the concept of the "flattening effect," where mystery and depth are replaced by a sense of dull, literal understanding, driven by aging, technology, and science. Oliver Broudy encounters a profoundly strange and revealing object that embodies this phenomenon, prompting a journey to the Czech Republic to meet its creator. The story delves into questions about whether genuine mystery can ever be recaptured once it has been lost.