2084
Subtitle: the end of the world
By: Boualem Sansal ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson
Contributors: Anderson, Alison, translator
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781609453664
Subjects: Radicalism; Totalitarianism; Fiction
Other titles: Two thousand eighty-four
Work titles: 2084
Description: "It is the year 2084. In the kingdom of Abistan named after the prophet Abi, earthly messenger of the god Yolah, citizens submit to a single god, demonstrating their devotion by kneeling in prayer nine times a day. Autonomous thought has been banned, remembering is forbidden, and an omnipresent surveillance system instantly informs the authorities of every deviant act, thought, or idea. The kingdom is blessed and its citizens are happy, filled with a sense of purpose and piety. Those who are not, the heretics, are put to death by stoning or beheading in city squares. But Ati has met people who think differently; in ghettos and caves, hidden from the authorities, exist the last living heretics and free-thinkers of Abistan. Under their influence, Ati begins to doubt. He begins to think. Now, he will have to defend his thoughts with his life."--Amazon.com
Notes: Translation from the French of: 2084, La fin du monde.

French Academy Grand Prix, 2016.