The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

A claustrophobic, literary dystopia set in the hot, luscious landscape of Andalusia from the author of The Golden Key.

A richly imagined eco-gothic tale. - The Guardian

Exquisitely realised. - The Times

After the ravages of the Green Winter, Earth is a place of deep jungles and monstrous animals. The last of the human race is divided into surface dwellers and the people who live in the Upper Settlement, a ring perched at the edge of the Earth's atmosphere.

Bearing witness to this divided planet is Pearl, a young techie with a thread of shuvani blood, who lives in the isolated forests of Gobari, navigating her mad mother and the strange blue light in the sky. But Pearl's stepfather promises her to a starborn called Arlo, and the world Pearl thought she knew will never be the same again.

Set in the luscious landscape of Andalusia, this claustrophobic, dystopian reimagining of Wide Sargasso Sea is a literary fever dream, a blazing vision of self-destruction and transformation.

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ISBN 13	9780593321331
ISBN 10	0593321332
Title	The Swimmers
Author	Julie Otsuka
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Year published	2022-02-22
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2023
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.