The Method by Juli Zeh (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Method by Juli Zeh, Sally-Ann Spencer Everyone must submit medical data and sleep records to the authorities on a monthly basis, and regular exercise is mandatory.Mia is young and beautiful, a successful scientist who is outwardly obedient but with an intellect that marks her as subversive. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The government knows your medical data, your sleep patterns and exercise is mandatory. Good health is your highest civic duty. But what happens when you rebel against this controlling regime?Mia Holl lives in a state governed by The Method, where good health is the highest duty of the citizen. Everyone must submit medical data and sleep records to the authorities on a monthly basis, and regular exercise is mandatory.Mia is young and beautiful, a successful scientist who is outwardly obedient but with an intellect that marks her as subversive. Convinced that her brother has been wrongfully convicted of a terrible crime, Mia comes up against the full force of a regime determined to control every aspect of its citizens lives. Notes Paperback edition of the dark sci-fi novel from the German author of Dark Matter. Set in a near future society where healthy living is enforced. Juli Zehs novel gives form to a dystopia that remains hauntingly recognizable Charlotte Ryland, TLS Back Cover Mia Holl lives in a state governed by The Method, where good health is the highest duty of the citizen. Everyone must submit medical data and sleep records to the authorities on a monthly basis, and regular exercise is mandatory. Mia is young and beautiful, a successful scientist who is outwardly obedient but with an intellect that marks her as subversive. Convinced that her brother has been wrongfully convicted of a terrible crime, Mia comes up against the full force of a regime determined to control every aspect of its citizens lives. This is a brilliant, disturbing and wildly imaginative picture of the nanny state run mad; how far should the State be allowed to poke its nose into a citizens business? The Times An impressively plausible account of a conformist society disguised as a utopia Independent Zeh seems to have won every European prize going. Three years since its first publication in German (it is translated here with tremendous gusto by Sally-Ann Spencer), Zehs novel is even more relevant to our over-structured, over-quantified times Guardian Author Biography Juli Zeh was born in 1974 and lives in Brandenburg. She studied International Law, worked with the UN in New York, and completed her studies in Creative Writing. Juli Zeh has won numerous awards, including the international Per Olov Enquist Award and the French Prix Cevennes for Best European Novel. Her work has been translated into thirty languages. Review This is a brilliant, disturbing and wildly imaginative picture of the nanny state run mad; how far should the State be allowed to poke its nose into a citizens business? -- Kate Saunders * Times *Zeh seems to have won every European literary prize going...Three years since its first publication in German (it is translated here with tremendous gusto by Sally-Ann Spencer), Zehs novel is even more relevant to our over-structure, over-quantified times. -- Simon Ings * Guardian *An impressively plausible account of a conformist society disguised as a utopia -- Lucy Popescu * Independent *In Sally-Ann Spencers superb translation from German, Juli Zehs novel gives form to a dystopia that remains hauntingly recognizable -- Charlotte Ryland * Times Literary Supplement *Thoughtful and intelligent...her main character Mia is an intellectual heroine as much as a physical rebel. -- Lesley McDowell * Sunday Herald * Promotional The government knows your medical data, your sleep patterns and exercise is mandatory. Good health is your highest civic duty. But what happens when you rebel against this controlling regime? Prizes Short-listed for The Kitschies Red Tentacle Award 2013 (UK) Review Text This is a brilliant, disturbing and wildly imaginative picture of the nanny state run mad; how far should the State be allowed to poke its nose into a citizens business? Review Quote This is a brilliant, disturbing and wildly imaginative picture of the nanny state run mad; how far should the State be allowed to poke its nose into a citizens business? Promotional "Headline" The government knows your medical data, your sleep patterns and exercise is mandatory. Good health is your highest civic duty. But what happens when you rebel against this controlling regime? Details ISBN0099551764 Author Sally-Ann Spencer Pages 240 Translator Sally-Ann Spencer ISBN-10 0099551764 ISBN-13 9780099551768 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Series Vintage Books Language English Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-05-01 Publisher Vintage Publishing Translated from German DEWEY 833.92 UK Release Date 2014-05-01 AU Release Date 2014-05-01 NZ Release Date 2014-05-01 Birth 1969 Affiliation Boston University School of Medicine Position Editor Qualifications MBE Alternative 9781409028291 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:89148776;

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