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This Perfect Day

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By Ira Levin
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This Perfect Day by Ira Levin is set in a dystopian future where individuality and freedom are suppressed by a central computer system guiding society's daily lives. Protagonist Chip begins to question the utopian facade as he experiences feelings and thoughts that conflict with the tightly controlled norms. The story explores his journey towards self-discovery and resistance against the engineered harmony.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by dystopian worlds and thought-provoking narratives that challenge societal norms. With its exploration of individuality versus conformity, it may appeal to those who appreciate stories that blend suspense with philosophical questions about identity and freedom.

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A chilling dystopia which questions what it means to be an individual in a world of conformity

A chilling dystopia which questions what it means to be an individual in a world of conformity

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Marvellously entertaining. A cross between Brave New World and Doctor Who Look Magazine

Considered one of the great dystopian thrillers—alongside A Clockwork Orange and Brave New World—Ira Levin's terrifying glimpse into the future continues to fascinate readers even forty years after publication.

Set in a seemingly perfect global society, where uniformity is the defining feature, one man leads the resistance against UniComp—a central computer that has been programmed to keep every single human on the surface of the earth in check. All ethnic groups have been eugenically merged into a single race called 'The Family', and citizens are continually drugged so that they can never realise their potential as human beings but will remain pliant and cooperative...

With a vision as frightening as any in the history of the science fiction genre, This Perfect Day is one of Levin's most haunting novels.

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Ira Levin's This Perfect Day evokes comparisons with Brave New World and is considered marvelously entertaining. It features a dystopian world where life is meticulously controlled by a supercomputer, drawing attention for its inventive take on a future society.

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ISBN: 9781472111524

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 September 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Corsair

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

IRA LEVIN is the author of Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives, and other bestsellers, as well as Broadway's longest-running thriller, Deathtrap. He has won two Edgar Awards and the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association. He died in 2007.

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