One
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A chilling work of dystopian science fiction, One presents a totalitarian future state in which the concept of individuality has been all but eradicated. David Karp's novel chronicles the fate of Burden, a seemingly loyal professor who is identified by the government's secret security apparatus as harbouring dangerously non-conformist thoughts. What follows is a razor-sharp psychological thriller that details the state's relentless, methodical campaign to break down and remake a single human mind. Written with biting satirical wit and a deeply unsettling prescience, the novel stands as a powerful argument against the dangers of absolute conformity and state control. Praised as a brilliant piece of satirical and prophetic writing, it ranks alongside Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as a landmark of mid-century dystopian literature.
Author: David Karp
Format: Paperback
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 chilling work of dystopian science fiction, One presents a totalitarian future state in which the concept of individuality has been all but eradicated. David Karp's novel chronicles the fate of Burden, a seemingly loyal professor who is identified by the government's secret security apparatus as harbouring dangerously non-conformist thoughts. What follows is a razor-sharp psychological thriller that details the state's relentless, methodical campaign to break down and remake a single human mind. Written with biting satirical wit and a deeply unsettling prescience, the novel stands as a powerful argument against the dangers of absolute conformity and state control. Praised as a brilliant piece of satirical and prophetic writing, it ranks alongside Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as a landmark of mid-century dystopian literature.