The House of Writers

The House of Writers

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is a playful novel set in 2050, when the publishing industry has collapsed, literature has become a micro-niche interest, and Scotland itself has become an enormous call center. Those writers who remain reside in a dilapidated towerblock, where they churn out hack works tailored to please their small audiences. The novel weaves together individual stories of life inside (and outside) the building, where each floor houses a different genre, as the writers fight to keep the process of literature alive with varying degrees of success. The novel is a feast of wit: a surreal entertainment, a bracing satire, a verbal tour de force, and a good-spirited dystopian comedy; it is also a loving homage to language, literature, and the imagination, and a plea that they remain vital well into the dubious future that awaits us.

Book information

ISBN: 9781944697068
Publisher: Sagging Meniscus Press
Imprint: Sagging Meniscus Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 892.8
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20220307
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 532g
Height: 154mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 37mm