Summary
Mania: When Intelligence Becomes a Crime
In a reality chillingly close to our own, the Mental Parity Movement has swept the nation. The ultimate taboo? Calling someone “stupid.”
Equality of intellect reigns supreme. Discrimination based on intelligence is now “the last great civil rights fight.” Exams and grades are relics of the past, and smartphones are redesigned. Children face expulsion for uttering the S-word and are urged to report parents who dare to use it. Qualifica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008658687 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008658684 |
| Author: | Lionel Shriver |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 17 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘Never shy of getting stuck in, Shriver now sets her satirical sights on groupthink and the policing of thought’ Financial Times, Book of 2024
Praise for Lionel Shriver:
‘Shriver’s novels are wonderful… fun, smart and… unlike anything else you’ll read’ Financial Times
‘Hilarious… Fiery phrases spit and crackle’ Sunday Times
‘Wickedly witty’ Spectator
‘An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance’ The Times
About The Author
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver’s novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
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