Useful Idiots - Couverture rigide

Mark, Jan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385750234 ISBN 13 : 9780385750233

Editeur : David Fickling Books, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Mark Jan

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

'Brimming with ideas . . . a book with great ambition'

A violent storm sweeps across Parizo beach and unveils a human skull beneath the sands. It has much to reveal about the past . . .

In the year 2255, the British Isles have altered beyond recognition. The world's climate has changed and rising seas have engulfed the east of the islands. In what is left of the land, an Aboriginal community, the Inglish, cling to an archaic way of life. They claim the skull as one of their own.

Merrick, a young graduate in the 'lost' science of archaeology, finds that his interest in the remains draws him into a cultural struggle he doesn't understand. His claustrophobic involvement with the Inglish leads him to become a willing guinea pig in a bizarre and painful experiment in evolution.

This is a wild and special tale that raises huge questions about identity, ethnicity and what is lost and gained by technological progress. Jan Mark has conjured a future that seems both wonderfully strange and yet utterly relevant to today.  

Présentation de l'éditeur

Set in the not-so-distant future, where the lowlands of Britain are flooded, this beautifully written novel explores a world where archaeology is banned for fear of the social unrest it might cause. One bleak morning, a storm across the North Sea stirs up a human skull, which starts a chain of events that forever changes the lives of those involved. It is the Inglish, a remnant tribe on the edge of Europe, that will be affected the most.

This is a compelling vision of England as it might be in the hand of award-winning author Jan Mark.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: David Fickling Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0385750234
• ISBN 13: 9780385750233
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible