Freezing Point: 'A dazzling, deadpan nightmare.' Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time (Faber Editions) - Softcover

Bodelsen, Anders

 
9780571393381: Freezing Point: 'A dazzling, deadpan nightmare.' Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time (Faber Editions)

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A lost dystopian classic, set in a future without death, introduced by Sophie Mackintosh, for fans of Jeff VanderMeer, Emily St. John Mandel, and Jacqueline Harpman's I Who Have Never Known Men.

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Anders Bodelsen (1937-2021) was a Danish journalist and writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature. He is most famous for his crime novels, many of which have been adapted for the screen, such as Think of a Number (1968) filmed as The Silent Partner (1978), starring Elliot Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. He was awarded several Danish awards including the Golden Laurels and the Critics' Award.

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A lost dystopian classic, set in a future without death.

Bruno, a young magazine editor, seems to live a charmed life, until he discovers a growth on his neck - the first sign of incurable cancer. But his doctor offers him a unique opportunity: Bruno can choose to be 'frozen down' until medical science has found a cure for his condition. He makes his decision, just after meeting and falling in love with an enigmatic ballet dancer.

Decades later, he wakes up to find himself cured, but the world is now

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