The Hand That Feeds You: A Satiric Nightmare
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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A darkly comic work of Australian literary fiction, The Hand That Feeds You: A Satiric Nightmare by Nicholas Hasluck presents a biting, surreal critique of bureaucracy, power, and the absurdities of modern institutional life. With sharp wit and an unsettling dreamlike atmosphere, Hasluck chronicles the misadventures of a protagonist ensnared in a labyrinthine system that defies logic and resists escape. The narrative illustrates how ordinary individuals are rendered powerless by faceless authority, drawing on a tradition of Kafkaesque satire to expose the grotesque machinery of governance and social control. Hasluck's prose is precise and darkly humorous, balancing moments of genuine menace with incisive social commentary that lingers long after the final page.
Author: Nicholas Hasluck
Format: Paperback
Published: 1982, Fremantle Arts Centre Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A darkly comic work of Australian literary fiction, The Hand That Feeds You: A Satiric Nightmare by Nicholas Hasluck presents a biting, surreal critique of bureaucracy, power, and the absurdities of modern institutional life. With sharp wit and an unsettling dreamlike atmosphere, Hasluck chronicles the misadventures of a protagonist ensnared in a labyrinthine system that defies logic and resists escape. The narrative illustrates how ordinary individuals are rendered powerless by faceless authority, drawing on a tradition of Kafkaesque satire to expose the grotesque machinery of governance and social control. Hasluck's prose is precise and darkly humorous, balancing moments of genuine menace with incisive social commentary that lingers long after the final page.