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THEY IS US

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Description for THEY IS US Paperback. Oryx & Crake meets Douglas Coupland. An unforgettable vision of the future of America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 323.

Oryx & Crake meets Douglas Coupland. An unforgettable vision of the future of America.

Years from now America finds itself split between the rich and the poor. The haves live in luxury within the small regions that remain unpolluted while the have-nots inhabit a toxic suburbia full of terrorism, crime and genetic mutations.

Perhaps not all that different from today then?

They Is Us tells the story of one family ... Read more

Just your typical American family story.

Set against a backdrop of increasingly invasive technology, growing pollution and the President of the USA's impending gay marriage (to be broadcast live across the nation) They Is Us features a cast of unforgettable characters that will stick in your mind long after you finish the book.

Tama Janowitz has written a prophetic novel which is funny, and frequently hilarious, but is so uncannily believable that it is chilling to read. This really could be the future.

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Product Details

Publisher
William The 4th
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906321307
SKU
V9781906321307
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-46

About Tama Janowitz
Tama Janowitz is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction including ‘Slaves of New York’ (which was made into a movie by Merchant Ivory), ‘Peyton Amberg’ and ‘The Male Cross-Dressers' Support Group’. She lives in New York.

Reviews for THEY IS US
‘Tama Janovitz has created something thought-provoking and entertaining, weaving together all the naff, celebrity-obsessed clichés of Noughties culture with some of society's biggest fears. Terrorism, global warming and round-the-clock surveillance are part of everyday life, leaving the reader craving old-fashioned values and the faintest glimmer of wholesome normality. Brave, outrageous and unflinchingly funny, Janowitz's oddball tale screams like an alarm ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for THEY IS US


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