The Unit [electronic resource] : A Novel
Ninni Holmqvist2009
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"I enjoyed The Unit very much...I know you will be riveted, as I was." -Margaret
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A modern day classic and a chilling cautionary tale for fans of The Handmaid's
Tale. Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by GQ.
"Echoing work by Marge Piercy and Margaret Atwood, The Unit is as
thought-provoking as it is compulsively readable." -Jessica Crispin, NPR.org
Ninni Holmqvist's uncanny dystopian novel envisions a society in the
not-so-distant future, where women over fifty and men over sixty who are
unmarried and childless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit.
They're given lavish apartments set amongst beautiful gardens and
state-of-the-art facilities; they're fed elaborate gourmet meals, surrounded by
others just like them. It's an idyllic place, but there's a catch: the
residents-known as dispensables-must donate their organs, one by one, until the
final donation. When Dorrit Weger arrives at the Unit, she resigns herself to
this fate, seeking on...
Main title:
The Unit [electronic resource] : A Novel / Ninni Holmqvist
Author:
Ninni Holmqvist, Author
Imprint:
United States : Other Press, 2009
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (272 pages, 958.0 Kbytes)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781590513330
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434422
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