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The unit :
a novel
Authors:
Ninni,1958 Holmqvist
,
Marlaine. Delargy
,
Marlaine. Delargy
Material type:
Fiction
Subject:
Middle-aged women
,
Health facilities
,
Human experimentation in medicine
Language:
English
Publisher:
Other Press,
Year:
2008
ISBN:
9781590513132 (pbk.)
1590513134 (pbk.)
Tags
dystopia
,
science fiction
,
sweden
,
swedish
,
21st century
,
organ donation
,
organ harvesting
,
kärlek
,
sci-fi
,
women
,
aging
,
love
,
organ donors
,
sff
,
21st century literature
,
adult
,
ageism
,
alternate universe
,
apocalyptic
,
contemporary fiction
,
death
,
democracy
,
dystopian fiction
,
dystopian literature
,
end of life
,
english
,
ethics
,
european literature
,
euthanasia
,
feminism
,
fiction swedish
,
foreign literature
,
freedom
,
future
,
future society
,
government
,
human experimentation
,
human rights
,
independent
,
lonely
,
medicine
,
misfit
,
old age
,
outcasts
,
politics
,
reproduction
,
roman
,
romance
,
scandinavian
,
sf
,
social engineering
,
social welfare
,
speculative fiction
,
suspense
,
swedish literature
,
women writers
,
women's fiction
,
world fiction
,
zombies
Item availability
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Location
Summary
Fiction & Biography
Other Covers
Summary
"The Unit" is a gripping exploration of a society in the throes of an experiment, in which the "dispensable" people--those in their 60s, childless, or unemployed--are convinced of the importance of sacrificing for the "necessary" ones.
Fiction & Biography
Topics:
Medical experimentation
Discrimination
Single women
Unexpected love
Life choices
Falling in love
Desire
Dystopias
Timeframes:
Near future
Genres:
Fiction
Science fiction
Dystopia
Suspense
Character Traits:
Childless
Characters:
Weger, Dorrit