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Genus is an elegantly written, bleakly exaggerated look between the haves and have-nots. Mr. Trigell uses the bullhorn of science fiction to call out the communal hypocrisy of society. Whatever scientific advance that humanity creates with improvement in mind, Genus argues that we'll never leave our selfish instincts behind. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Trigell was born in Hertfordshire, but now lives in Chamonix Mont Blanc in France. He is the author of four thematically very different novels: Boy A ; Cham ; Genus ; and The Tongues of Men or Angels , published 2015. Much acclaimed, Jonathan has won the Waverton Award for best first novel; the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize , for best book in the commonwealth by an author under thirty five; the Italian Edoardo Kihlgren Prize , for a translated novel; and the inaugural World Book Day Prize , for the most discussion worthy novel by a living writer. Jonathan's first novel - Boy A - was dramatized by Cuba Pictures, Film 4 and the Weinstein Co. The production was directed by John Crowley and starred Andrew Garfield, Katie Lyons and Peter Mullan. Boy A subsequently won four BAFTA Awards, the Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival and the Jury and Public Prizes at the Dinard Film Festival. A dystopian vision of perfection from the acclaimed author of Boy A. Zusammenfassung A dystopian vision of perfection from the acclaimed author of Boy A.
