A Time Outside This Time

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From the acclaimed author of Immigrant, Montana comes a one-of-a-kind novel about memory, politics, a world of lies, and the ways in which truth can be not only stranger than fiction, but a fiction of its own.When a writer named Satya attends a prestigious artists’ retreat, he finds the pressures of the outside world won’t let up: the US president rages online; a dangerous virus envelops the globe; and the twenty-four-hour news cycle throws fuel on every fire. These Orwellian interruptions begin to crystallize into an idea for his new novel, Enemies of the People, about the lies we tell ourselves and each other. Satya scours his life for moments where truth bends toward the imagined, and misinformation is mistaken as fact.As Satya sifts through newspaper clippings, the Presidentâ tweets, childhood memories from India, and experiences as an immigrant, a husband, father, and teacher, Amitava Kumarâ A Time Outside This Time captures our feverish political moment with a precisely observant intelligence and an eye for the uncanny. A brilliant meditation on life in a post-truth era, this piercing novel captures the sentiment on all our minds, of how impossible it can feel to remember, or to imagine, a time outside of this one.

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Weight 0.186 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 13.1 × 2.2 cm
Format

Paperback

Imprint

Language

Publisher

ISBN 10

1529062985

Publication City/Country

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

For Ages

18+

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Description

From the acclaimed author of Immigrant, Montana comes a one-of-a-kind novel about memory, politics, a world of lies, and the ways in which truth can be not only stranger than fiction, but a fiction of its own.When a writer named Satya attends a prestigious artists’ retreat, he finds the pressures of the outside world won’t let up: the US president rages online; a dangerous virus envelops the globe; and the twenty-four-hour news cycle throws fuel on every fire. These Orwellian interruptions begin to crystallize into an idea for his new novel, Enemies of the People, about the lies we tell ourselves and each other. Satya scours his life for moments where truth bends toward the imagined, and misinformation is mistaken as fact.As Satya sifts through newspaper clippings, the Presidentâ tweets, childhood memories from India, and experiences as an immigrant, a husband, father, and teacher, Amitava Kumarâ A Time Outside This Time captures our feverish political moment with a precisely observant intelligence and an eye for the uncanny. A brilliant meditation on life in a post-truth era, this piercing novel captures the sentiment on all our minds, of how impossible it can feel to remember, or to imagine, a time outside of this one.

Additional information

Weight 0.186 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 13.1 × 2.2 cm
Format

Paperback

Imprint

Language

Publisher

ISBN 10

1529062985

Publication City/Country

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

For Ages

18+

by

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.