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Ice

By Anna Kavan
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Ice by Anna Kavan is set in an apocalyptic world where a mysterious ice is encroaching globally. Amidst this icy encroachment, the protagonist undertakes a surreal and obsessive quest to rescue a fragile, ethereal woman. The narrative weaves between dreamlike realities and chilling landscapes, exploring themes of power, control, and survival in a collapsing world.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate surreal, dreamlike narratives and are drawn to dystopian worlds with a sense of mystery and psychological depth. Its haunting and poetic prose may also captivate those who favour introspective and literary fiction.

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A classic 1960s novel of J.G. Ballard-ian strangeness, from one of Britain's most haunting and unforgettable voices.

The world is threatened by encroaching ice, creeping down day by day from the polar ice caps. The imminent catastrophe has thrown the world's governments into chaos, and no one knows whether the disaster has an environmental or nuclear cause, or how soon the end will come.

One man pursues his sylph-like, silver-haired ex-fiancée ('the girl') as she flees from country to country, away from her husband; away from the malevolent 'warden' of one of the proto-territories that have sprung up as traditional societies crumble; away from him.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Anna Kavan's Ice is praised for its poetic brilliance and unique vision, offering an unsettling and hallucinatory experience. Reviewers highlight its enigmatic and mysterious nature, with comparisons to the haunting imagery of "The Ancient Mariner." The novel is admired for its intensity and has been described as a terrifying yet fascinating exploration of the end of the world, presenting a richly evocative and addictive narrative.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241307397

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 147g

Pages: 192

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Anna Kavan Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Anna Kavan was born in 1901, the only child of a wealthy British family. She began publishing under her married name, Helen Ferguson. During this time, she was introduced to heroin by her tennis coach in order to improve her game. She suffered a breakdown after the end of her second marriage, and was committed to an institution to treat both her depression and her addiction. She published her two best-known novels after this experience, Asylum Piece and Ice, under 'Anna Kavan', the name of a character in an earlier novel. She died of heart failure at her home in London in 1968.

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