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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.)
Item availability
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Location
Summary
Fiction & Biography
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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