Mandibles
With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner tale. It is not science fiction.In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war that will wipe out the savings of millions of American families. Overnight, on the international currency exchange, the almighty dollar” plummets in value, to be replaced by a new global currency, the bancor.” In retaliation, the president declares that America…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-06-232826-7
- EAN: 9780062328267
- Produktnummer: 27660160
- Verlag: Harper Collins
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 432 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 0 KB
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Lionel Shriver's fiction includes The Mandibles; Property; the National Book Award finalist So Much for That; the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World; and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, adapted for a 2010 film starring Tilda Swinton. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She's a regular columnist for the Spectator in Britain and Harper's Magazine in the US. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
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