A Very Private Life: Michael Frayn

Synopsis:

Uncumber lives at a time in the distant future when all humanty is divided in two - the Insiders and the Outsiders. The Insiders are privileged, with their every need catered to by somatic drugs, three-dimensional holovision and a prolonged life. Uncumber lives in this luxurious world and will never, ever go out into the dust and disease of the real world.

However this isn't enough for Uncumber; she is haunted by a restless and inquisitive spirit, and when she falls in love with an Outsider, decides to go exploring . . .

Tags:

Categorised as:
Fiction
Sub-categories:
General Fiction
Genres & Themes:
Big Brother; Dystopia; Rebellion; Sci Fi
A Very Private Life book cover

Selected edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571225064
Published:
19.05.2005
No of pages:
160
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