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In the Country of Last Things

by Paul Auster
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In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things

Visionary dystopian journey of survival and hope.

Paul Auster's "In the Country of Last Things" is not just another dystopian novel; it delves deep into the human spirit's resilience. This book could resonate with you if you appreciate stories that make you ponder the extremes of survival and the tenacity needed to persist in a world stripped to its very bones. Auster's writing is both hauntingly stark and beautifully existential, making it a piece that stays with you long after the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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In the Country of Last Things

by Paul Auster
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ISBN: 9780140097054
Author: Paul Auster
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 1988-05-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Dystopia, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 13764 readers)

Description

From the author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1: A Novel – a spare, powerful, intensely visionary novel about the bare-bones conditions of survival. In a distant and unsettling future, Anna Blume is on a mission in an unnamed city of chaos and disaster. Its destitute inhabitants scavenge garbage for food and shelter, no industry exists, and an elusive government provides nothing but corruption. Anna wades through the filth to find her long-lost brother, a one-time journalist who may or may not be alive. New York Times-bestselling author Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy) shows us a disturbing Hobbesian society in this dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel.
 

Visionary dystopian journey of survival and hope.

Paul Auster's "In the Country of Last Things" is not just another dystopian novel; it delves deep into the human spirit's resilience. This book could resonate with you if you appreciate stories that make you ponder the extremes of survival and the tenacity needed to persist in a world stripped to its very bones. Auster's writing is both hauntingly stark and beautifully existential, making it a piece that stays with you long after the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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