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The Old Axolotl by Jacek Dukaj: Post-Human Survival and the Afterlife of Meaning

March 3, 2026

Jacek Dukaj’s The Old Axolotl explores post-human survival after biological extinction, questioning whether consciousness alone can sustain meaning without bodies or death.