Summary
When Dorrit Wegner turned fifty, the government transferred her to a state-of-the-art facility where she can live out her days in comfort. Her apartment is furnished to her tastes, her meals expertly served, and all at the very reasonable non-negotiable price of one cardiopulmonary system. Once an o... Full description
Summary: |
When Dorrit Wegner turned fifty, the government transferred her to a state-of-the-art facility where she can live out her days in comfort. Her apartment is furnished to her tastes, her meals expertly served, and all at the very reasonable non-negotiable price of one cardiopulmonary system. Once an outsider without family, derided by a society bent on productivity, Dorrit finds within The Unit the company of kindred spirits and a dignity conferred by 'use' in medical tests. But when Dorrit also finds love, her peaceful submission is blown apart and she must fight to escape before her 'final donation'.--From Amazon.com. |
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Item Description: |
"Originally published in Swedish as Enhet by Norstedts, Sweden, in 2006"--T.p. verso. |
Physical Description: |
268 p. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781590513132 (hardcover) 1590513134 (hardcover) 9781590513330 (electronic text) 1590513339 (electronic text) |
Author Notes: |
Ninni Holmqvist was born in 1958 and lives in Skåne, Sweden. She made her debut in 1995 with the short story collection Suit [ Kostym ] and has published two further collections of short stories since then. She also works as a translator. The Unit marks Holmqvist's debut as a novelist. Marlaine Delargy Marlaine Delargy has translated novels by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Kristina Ohlsson, and Helene Tursten, as well as The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist (Other Press) and Therese Bohman's Drowned (Other Press). She lives in England. |