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| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| ISBN 13 | 9781780747217 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780747217 |
| Book Description | `I liked The Unit very much... I know you will be riveted, as I was.' Margaret Atwood `Echoing work by Marge Piercy and Margaret Atwood, The Unit is as thought-provoking as it is compulsively readable.' Jessica Crispin, NPR.org Ninni Holmqvist's eerie dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future where men and women deemed economically worthless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. With lavish apartments set amongst beautiful gardens and state-of-the-art facilities, elaborate gourmet meals, and wonderful music and art, they are free of financial worries and want for nothing. It's an idyllic place, but there's a catch: the residents - known as dispensables - must donate their organs, one by one, until the final donation. When Dorrit Weger arrives at the Unit, she resigns herself to this fate, seeking only peace in her final days. But she soon falls in love, and this unexpected, improbable happiness throws the future into doubt. Clinical and haunting, The Unit is a modern-day classic and a spine-chilling cautionary tale about the value of human life. |
| Editorial Review | `A haunting, deadpan tale set vaguely in the Scandinavian future... Holmqvist's spare prose interweaves the Unit's pleasures and cruelties with exquisite matter-of-factness... Readers actually begin to wonder...is life better as a pampered lab bunny or as a lonely indigent? But then [Holmqvist] turns the screw, presenting a set of events so miraculous and abominable that they literally made me gasp.' Washington Post `I liked The Unit very much... I know you will be riveted, as I was.' |
| About the Author | Ninni Holmqvist lives in Skane, Sweden. She is the author of three short-story collections, including Kostym (Suit), and two novels. She also works as a translator. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Ninni Holmqvist |
| Publication Date | 19 Apr 2018 |
| Number of Pages | 272 |
Unit paperback english - 19 Apr 2018
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