Genus Paperback / softback
by Jonathan Trigell
Paperback / softback
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In the Britain of a few tomorrows time, physical perfection is commonplace and self improvement has become an extinct expression: all the qualities men and women could aspire to can be purchased prior to birth. GENUS is a time of genetic selection and enrichment - life chances come on a sliding scale according to wealth.
For some there is no money or choice, and an underclass has evolved; London's King's Cross, or The Kross as it is now known, has become a ghetto for the Unimproved.
In The Kross, the natural, the dated, the cheap and the dull, live a brittle and unenviable existence.
But unrest is growing; tension is mounting and a murderer is abroad in these dark quarters... Acclaimed author Jonathan Trigell's third novel is a breathtaking tour de force, exploring a dystopia of the not-too-distant-a future which will leave readers wondering not 'what if', as the original audience of Huxley's Brave New World did, but 'when'.
Praise for Jonathan Trigell:'A compelling narrative, a beautifully structured piece of writing, and a thought-provoking novel of ideas.
It's a wonderful debut.' - Sarah Waters, Chair of the Judges for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize on Boy A'A fine and moving debut novel... compulsively readable... a rare treat' The Independent on Boy A'Does for extreme winter sports what Alex Garland's The Beach did for backpacking.' - Financial Times on Cham.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:05/07/2012
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- ISBN:9781780334400
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:05/07/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781780334400