Far North

Far North

by Marcel Theroux (Author)

Synopsis

Every day I buckle on my guns and go out to patrol this dingy city. Out on the far northern border of a failed state, Makepeace patrols the ruins of a dying city and tries to keep its unruly inhabitants in check. Into this cold, isolated world comes evidence that life is flourishing elsewhere - a refugee from the vast emptiness of forest, whose existence inspires Makepeace to take to the road to reconnect with human society. What Makepeace finds is a world unravelling, stockaded villages enforcing a rough and uncertain justice, mysterious slave camps labouring to harness the little understood technologies of a vanished civilization. But Makepeace's journey also leads to unexpected human contact, tenderness, and the dark secrets behind this frozen world. "Far North" leads the reader on a quest through an unforgettable arctic landscape, from humanity's origins to its likely end. Bleak, haunting, spare - and yet ultimately hopeful, the novel is suffused with an ecstatic awareness of the world's fragility and beauty, and its unexpected ability to recover from our worst trespasses.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 05 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 0571237770
ISBN 13: 9780571237777
Book Overview: Far North is a major new novel of retribution and forgiveness from Marcel Theroux, the prize-winning author of The Paperchase and A Blow to the Heart.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2010.

Media Reviews
Sublime . . . There is a satisfying sadness and finality to Theroux's vision. - The New York Times Book Review The first great cautionary fable of climate change. Marcel Theroux's homespun tale about a solitary frontier survivor conjures up a monolithic world that's ominous and deeply memorable. -Lydia Millet, The Washington Post A suspenseful, gripping vision of catastrophe wrought by the warring human impulses of greed and imagination. - The Dallas Morning News Theroux has managed to pull off a macho novel that would appeal to both male and female readers. . . . . Who would have thought that a novel of doom could be so interesting . . . so . . . enjoyable? A real page-turner that's a surprising romp beyond despair. - The Globe and Mail How refreshing to meet Makepeace Hatfield, who faces a world gone wild with hope, humor, and a scrappy tenacity that manage
Author Bio
Marcel Theroux is the author of four previous novels, A Blow to the Heart, A Stranger in the Earth, The Paperchase, winner of the 2002 Somerset Maugham Award, and Far North which was short-listed for the America's prestigious National Book Award. He lives in London.