A Very Private Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A satirical science fiction fable, A Very Private Life presents a dystopian vision of the future in which humanity has retreated entirely into isolated, insulated domestic bubbles — communicating, consuming, and experiencing the world through technology without ever venturing outside. The novel chronicles the journey of Uncumber, a young woman who breaks from this hermetically sealed existence and ventures into the raw, chaotic outside world, upending everything she has ever known. Written with sharp wit and philosophical precision, Frayn constructs a disquieting parable about privacy, isolation, and the seductive dangers of comfort. Originally subtitled A Fairy Story of the Future, the novel balances fable-like simplicity with biting social commentary that feels startlingly prescient in the modern age.
Author: Michael Frayn
Format: Paperback
Published: 1971, Penguin Books
Genre: Science fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A satirical science fiction fable, A Very Private Life presents a dystopian vision of the future in which humanity has retreated entirely into isolated, insulated domestic bubbles — communicating, consuming, and experiencing the world through technology without ever venturing outside. The novel chronicles the journey of Uncumber, a young woman who breaks from this hermetically sealed existence and ventures into the raw, chaotic outside world, upending everything she has ever known. Written with sharp wit and philosophical precision, Frayn constructs a disquieting parable about privacy, isolation, and the seductive dangers of comfort. Originally subtitled A Fairy Story of the Future, the novel balances fable-like simplicity with biting social commentary that feels startlingly prescient in the modern age.