The Resisters - A novel

Zusatztext “Intricately imagined . . . The Resisters is a book that grows directly out of the soil of our current political moment.” — The New York Times Book Review “The magic of [ The Resisters ] is that, amid a dark and cautionary tale, there’s a story also filled with electricity and humor—and baseball. . . . [A] great gift.”  — The Washington Post “Sweeping, subversive. . . . Brilliant. . . . [ The Resisters ] finds in baseball a compelling metaphor for a country that will always have something to prove.”  — Entertainment Weekly   “A dystopia so chillingly plausible that an entire review could be spent simply describing its components. . . . Marvelous.”   —The Boston Globe   “[An] inspired vision. . . . In The Resisters , [Jen] offers hope that, after a long, misbegotten seventh-inning stretch, Americans of the near future will be eager to once again play ball and take up the hard work of participatory democracy.” —NPR     “Jen writes electric, entertaining sentences. . . . In sport, Jen finds a metaphor for what it is to be human.”  — Bookforum   “An entertaining ride in a new yet familiar world. . . . Empowering.”  — Minneapolis Star Tribune   “Triumphantly original . . . a 1984 for our time. . . . Don’t dare call this fantasy or science fiction. This is a world all too terrifying, dangerous and real.”  — Newsday   “Sweeping, subversive. . . . Brilliant. . . . As Jen reveals how America became AutoAmerica, one seemingly tiny but cumulatively fatal development at a time, she finds in baseball a compelling metaphor for a country that will always have something to prove.”  — Entertainment Weekly   “Jen masterfully builds her dystopian world, depicting how easily such a change can creep over a populace too ready to trade liberty for convenience . . . At heart, a story about love, family, and the core values of freedom and independence.”  — Nashville Scene   “Clever . . . So meaningful, and so disquieting . . .  The Resisters  raises a host of provocative questions about what a ruthless combination of omnipresent technology and economic inequality might look like. George Orwell would be proud. And scared.”  — Shelf Awareness    “Astutely realized and unnervingly possible . . . Jen masterfully entwines shrewd mischief, knowing compassion, and profound social critique in a suspenseful tale encompassing baseball ardor, family love, newly insidious forms of racism and tyranny, and a wily and righteous resistance movement.”  — Booklist (starred review)   “A dire tale of nonconformity in a world gone mad.”  — Library Journal  (starred review)   “Subtle dystopian fiction . . . beautifully crafted and slyly unsettling. . . . The juxtaposition of America’s pastime and the AI-enabled surveillance state Jen presents here is brilliant.” — Kirkus Reviews  (starred review)   “[A] shrewd and provocative near-future novel. . . . [Jen’s] intelligence and control shine through in a chilling portrait of the casual acceptance of totalitarianism.”  — Publishers Weekly “ The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country, both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen’s moment. She has pitched a perfect game.” — Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House   “An absolute joy . . . I finished The Resisters with a tear in my eye and a smile on my face. Who could ask for a better combo? Gish Jen has written a one-of-a-kind book with great characters—especially Eleanor, who is the heart of the story—and a warm heart. Remind Ms. Jen that the great Ernie B...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gish Jen
• Editore: Vintage USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9780525657224
• ISBN: 978-0-525-65722-4
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 132 mm x 201 mm x 18 mm
• Serie: Vintage Contemporaries
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi