The Mark
€15.25
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780571376766 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Friða Isberg |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.248 |
| Publishing Date | 03/07/2025 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.39 |
| Tax | €0.86 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €15.25 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
''Searingly brilliant . . . [Ísberg] like George Orwell and Anthony Burgess before her, lets the dystopian ironies speak for themselves.’
TLS
''Absolutely stunning.''
HERNAN DIAZ
''A masterpiece.''
KAVEH AKBAR
A debut novel of urgent big ideas imbued with pacy plotting and atmospheric power, by an exciting new talent.
The Icelandic Psychological Association has prepared a test. They call it a sensitivity assessment: a way of measuring a person’s empathy and identifying the potential for anti-social behaviour.
In a few days’ time, Iceland will vote on whether to make the test compulsory for every citizen. The nation is bitterly divided. Some believe the test makes society safer; others decry it as a violation.
As the referendum draws closer, four people – Vetur, Eyja, Tristan and Ólafur – find themselves caught in the teeth of the debate. Each of them will have to reckon with uncomfortable questions: Where do the rights of society end and the rights of the individual begin? When does utopia become dystopia?
No matter which side wins, they will all have to find a way to live with the result.