The future future

Adam Thirlwell

£9.99

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It’s the 18th century, and Celine is in trouble. Her husband is mostly absent. Her parents are elsewhere. And somewhere men are inventing stories about her – about her affairs, her sexuality, her orgies and addictions. All these stories are lies, but the public loves them – spreading them like a plague. Celine watches as her name becomes a symbol for everything rotten in the world. This is a world of decadence and saturation, of lavish parties and private salons, of tulle and satin and sex and violence. It’s a universe ruled by men – all high on colonial genocide, natural destruction, crimes against women and, above all, language. To survive it, Celine and her friends must band together in search of justice, truth and beauty.

ISBN: 9781529922844 Category:

Description

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 GOLDSMITHS PRIZE*

It’s the eighteenth-century and Celine is in trouble

‘A terrific novel’
FINANCIAL TIMES

‘A radically beautiful new novel’
SHEILA HETI, author of Pure Colour

Paris, 1775: Celine’s husband is mostly absent. Her parents are elsewhere. Meanwhile men are inventing stories about her – about her affairs, her sexuality, and addictions…

All these stories are lies, but the public loves them – spreading them like a virus. Celine can only watch as her name becomes a symbol for everything rotten in this society ruled by men high on colonial genocide, natural destruction, and crimes against women. To survive, Celine and her friends must band together in search of justice, truth and beauty.

Fantastical, funny and blindingly bright, The Future Future follows one woman on an urgently contemporary quest to clear her name and change the world.

Additional information

Weight 0.246 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.8 × 2.4 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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