Sansal Boualem
Sansal Boualem - 2084: The End Of The World - Paperback
Sansal Boualem - 2084: The End Of The World - Paperback
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Description: A tribute to George Orwell's 1984 and a cry of protest against totalitarianism of all kinds. It is the year 2084. In the kingdom of Abistan named messenger of the god Yolah citizens submit to a single god demonstrating their devotion by kneeling in prayer nine times a day. Autonomous thought has been banned remembering is forbidden and an omnipresent surveillance system instantly informs the authorities of every deviant act thought or idea. The kingdom is blessed and its citizens are happy filled with a sense of purpose and piety. Those who are not the heretics are put to death by stoning or beheading in city squares. But Ati has met people who think differently; in ghettos and caves hidden from the authorities and their ubiquitous surveillance exist the last living free - thinkers of Abistan. Under their influence Ati begins to doubt. He begins to think. Now he must defend his thoughts with his life. In 2084 Sansal dared to go much further than I did said Michel Houellebecq the controversial author of Submission. 2084 is a cry of freedom a call to rebellion a gripping satirical novel of ideas and an indictment of the religious fundamentalism that with its hypocrisy and closedmindeness threatens our modern democracies and the ideals on which they are founded.
Title: 2084: The End Of The World
Author(s): Sansal Boualem
Publisher: Europa Editions
Barcode: 9781609453664
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 1/31/2017
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: A tribute to George Orwell's 1984 and a cry of protest against totalitarianism of all kinds. It is the year 2084. In the kingdom of Abistan named messenger of the god Yolah citizens submit to a single god demonstrating their devotion by kneeling in prayer nine times a day. Autonomous thought has been banned remembering is forbidden and an omnipresent surveillance system instantly informs the authorities of every deviant act thought or idea. The kingdom is blessed and its citizens are happy filled with a sense of purpose and piety. Those who are not the heretics are put to death by stoning or beheading in city squares. But Ati has met people who think differently; in ghettos and caves hidden from the authorities and their ubiquitous surveillance exist the last living free - thinkers of Abistan. Under their influence Ati begins to doubt. He begins to think. Now he must defend his thoughts with his life. In 2084 Sansal dared to go much further than I did said Michel Houellebecq the controversial author of Submission. 2084 is a cry of freedom a call to rebellion a gripping satirical novel of ideas and an indictment of the religious fundamentalism that with its hypocrisy and closedmindeness threatens our modern democracies and the ideals on which they are founded.
Title: 2084: The End Of The World
Author(s): Sansal Boualem
Publisher: Europa Editions
Barcode: 9781609453664
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 1/31/2017
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
