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We Had To Remove This Post

By Hanna Bervoets
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We Had To Remove This Post follows Kayleigh, a financially struggling young woman who becomes a content moderator, tasked with removing disturbing and hateful posts online. As she navigates this grim digital landscape, she forms friendships and a new romantic relationship, offering hope for the future. However, the constant exposure to the darkest corners of the internet begins to take a toll on her psyche and humanity, raising profound questions about identity and resilience in the digital age.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary social issues, psychological drama, and the impact of technology on society. Perfect for fans of literary fiction and those curious about the hidden realities behind social media moderation.

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For readers of Leila Slimani’s Lullaby or Ling Ma’s Severance: a tight, propulsive, chilling novel.

We Had To Remove This Post is a tight, propulsive, chilling novel by a rising international star.

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DOES WHAT YOU SEE CHANGE WHO YOU ARE?

Kayleigh is broke. Out of options, she takes a job as a content moderator, reviewing horrors and hate online and deciding which posts need to be removed. Kayleigh is good at her job, and in her colleagues, she finds a group of friends, even a new girlfriend. For the first time in her life, the future seems bright.

But soon the job begins to shift Kayleigh's world in alarming ways. In the glare of the screen, how long can Kayleigh hold on to her humanity?

We Had To Remove This Post is translated from the Dutch by Emma Rault.

'A superbly poised, psychologically astute and subtle novel of mental unravelling' - Ian McEwan, author of Atonement

'This novel gives us an acid glimpse into a new form of labour existing today . . . Fascinating and disturbing' - Ling Ma, author of Severance

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Praised by Ian McEwan as a superbly poised, psychologically astute novel, this book offers a humane exploration of social media's damaging effects. Ling Ma calls it a fascinating and disturbing look into modern labour and its unseen psychic toll. Critics have noted its dark humour and power, with The New York Times describing it as a discomfiting mystery about social media’s hidden impacts, while Booklist highlights it as a powerful and discussable voice in translation.

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ISBN: 9781529087246

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Picador

Contributors:

  • Translated by Emma Rault

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 108g

Pages: 144

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Computing & Technology Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction Hanna Bervoets Literary Fiction

About the Author

Hanna Bervoets is one of the most acclaimed Dutch writers of her generation. She is the author of several novels in her home country of the Netherlands, and she has also written screenplays, plays, short stories, and essays. She is the recipient of many literary awards, including the prestigious Frans Kellendonk Prize for her entire body of work. She was a resident at Art Omi: Writers at Ledig House, New York, and currently works and lives in Amsterdam with her girlfriend and two guinea pigs. We Had to Remove This Post has been translated into thirteen languages and is her first book to be translated into English.

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