Very Private Life by Michael Frayn
Uncumber lives in a dystopian world where all humanity is divided in two - the Insiders and the Outsiders. The Insiders are privileged, with their every need catered to by somatic drugs, three-dimensional holovision and prolonged life. Uncumber lives in luxurious world and is told that she must never go out into dust and disease of the real world.
Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong (1999) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Spies (2002) won the Whitbread Best Novel Award. His most recent novel, Skios, was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His fifteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen and, most recently, Afterlife. He is married to the writer Claire Tomalin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571225064 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571225063 |
| Title | Very Private Life |
| Author | Michael Frayn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2005-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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