Face
(2022)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
FICTION/WEST,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Fiction FICTION/WEST,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Tordotcom, 2022
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

262 pages ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781250810298, 1250810299 :, 1250810299, 9781250810298
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

"In Joma West's Face, Margaret Atwood meets Kazuo Ishiguro in this sci-fi domestic drama that reimagines race and class in a genetically engineered society fed by performative fame. How much is your Face worth? Schuyler and Madeleine Burroughs have the perfect Face-rich and powerful enough to assure their dominance in society. But in SchAddie's household, cracks are beginning to appear. Schuyler is bored and taking risks. Maddie is becoming brittle, her happiness ever more fleeting. And their menial is fighting the most bizarre compulsions. In Face, skin color is an aesthetic choice designed by professionals, consent is a pre-checked box on the path to social acceptance, and your online profile isn't just the most important thing-it's the only thing"--