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‘Searingly brilliant . . . like George Orwell and Anthony Burgess before her, lets the dystopian ironies speak for themselves.’
TLS
‘Absolutely stunning.’
HERNAN DIAZ
‘A masterpiece.’
KAVEH AKBAR
A debut novel of urgent big ideas imbued with pacy plotting and atmospheric power, by an exciting new talent.
The Icelandic Psychological Association has prepared a test. They call it a sensitivity assessment: a way of measuring a person’s empathy and identifying the potential for anti-social behaviour.
In a few days’ time, Iceland will vote on whether to make the test compulsory for every citizen. The nation is bitterly divided. Some believe the test makes society safer; others decry it as a violation.
As the referendum draws closer, four people – Vetur, Eyja, Tristan and Ãlafur – find themselves caught in the teeth of the debate. Each of them will have to reckon with uncomfortable questions: Where do the rights of society end and the rights of the individual begin? When does utopia become dystopia?
No matter which side wins, they will all have to find a way to live with the result.
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The Icelandic Psychological Association has prepared a test. They call it a sensitivity assessment – a way of measuring a person’s empathy. It is, they insist, merely a tool for identifying people who need extra resources. People with moral disorders. People who are likely to offend. In a few days’ time, Iceland will vote on whether to make the test compulsory for every citizen. The nation is bitterly divided. Some believe the test makes society safer; others decry it as a violation. As the referendum draws closer, four people – Vetur, Eyja, Tristan and Olafur – find themselves caught in the teeth of the debate.
| Weight | 0.414 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21.6 × 13.5 × 2.9 cm |
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| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Hardback original |
| Dewey | 839.6935 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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