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The Wall

byJohn Lanchester

Who is this book for? Readers interested in dystopian narratives that explore contemporary social issues.

Topics Border controlEnvironmental disasterClimate change effectsDystopian societyPolitical oppressionIsolationSurveillance stateSocial commentaryGovernment controlPsychological thrillerSurvivalPoliticalClimate Change
MoodSuspenseful, Reflective
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020 Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019 Kavanagh begins his life patrolling the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has two years of this, 729 more nights. The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and never has to spend another day of his life anywhere near it. He longs for this to be over; longs to be somewhere else. He will soon find out what Defenders do and who the Others are. Along with the rest of his squad, he will endure cold and fear day after day, night after night. But somewhere, in the dark cave of his mind, he thinks: wouldn't it be interesting if something did happen, if they came, if you had to fight for your life? John Lanchester's thrilling, hypnotic new novel is about why the young are right to hate the old. It's about a broken world you will recognise as your own-and about what might be found when all is lost.

Language

en

Published on

22/08/2019

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780571298730

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