The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (New York Review Books

The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (New York Review Books Classics)

Katherine Mortenhoe lives in a near future very similar to the present day. Only in her time, dying from anything but old age is unheard of; death has been cured. So when Katherine is diagnosed with a terminal brain disease brought on by an inability to process an ever increasing volume of sensory input, she immediately becomes a celebrity to the â€œpain-starved public.â€ But Katherine rejects her tragic role: SheÂ will not agree to be the star of a Human Destiny TV show, her last days will not be documented or broadcast. What she doesnâ€™t realize is that from the moment of diagnosis sheâ€™s been watched, not only by television producers but by a new kind of program host, a man with a camera behind his unsleeping eyes.

Like Margaret Atwoodâ€™s MaddAddam trilogy, Kazuo Ishiguroâ€™s Never Let Me Go, and the television series Black Mirror, The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe is a thrilling psychological drama that is as wise about human nature as it is about the nature of technology.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1590179714
Model 1590179714
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-07-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590179710

The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (New York Review Books Classics)