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An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse.
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CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS
Now an HBO Max original TV series
The New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
National Book Awards Finalist
PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist
What was lost in the collapse: almost everything, almost everyone, but there is still such beauty.
One snowy night in Toronto, famous actor Arthur Leander dies on stage whilst performing the role of a lifetime. That same evening, a deadly virus touches down in North America. The world will never be the same again.
Twenty years later, Kirsten, an actress in the Travelling Symphony, performs Shakespeare in the settlements that have grown up since the collapse. But then her newly hopeful world is threatened.
If civilisation was lost, what would you preserve? And how far would you go to protect it?
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Mandelβs novel is a beautifully depicted exploration of art and culture's survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Many reviews highlight its compelling, meticulously woven narrative and rich, atmospheric details. Critics praise its blend of melancholy and hope, likening it to classics in dystopian fiction, and commend its evocative storytelling and memorable characters.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529083415
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 February 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 252g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Emily St. John Mandel was born in Canada and studied dance at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. Her novels are Last Night in Montreal, The Singer's Gun, The Lola Quartet, Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel. She lives in New York City.
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