O Homem Remontado por Herbert D. Kastle.
Tenho certeza de que tenho uma cópia em algum lugar porque me lembro da história, mas não consigo encontrá-la no caos que é a minha coleção de livros. Então, aqui está um resumo que encontrei na web :
Our “hero” is Ed Berner, a 38 year-old sap who has been beaten down by life. Married to a shrew, the father of two prepubescent kids, Ed makes a moderate living as a copywriter at a Manhattan ad agency.
Os alienígenas são os Druggish .
The aliens (who initially speak in beatnik, having assumed it was the standard Earth language from their research) inform Ed that he’s been chosen to be their “recorder” of life on Earth. They wanted an average guy living an average life, and Ed fit the bill. In exchange they will grant him his wishes; anything Ed has previously longed for will be given him.
Você não diz o que quer dizer com antigo , mas o livro foi publicado em 1964.