Andrea Victrix presents a dystopian vision of Palma, Mallorca, now named 'Turclub', in the year 2050. The unnamed narrator, who bears a certain resemblance to the author, had placed himself in voluntary cryo-stasis in 1965, fatigued by modern 'civilization' and morality, only to reawaken 85 years later with the physique of a 30-year old. Villalonga sets up an intriguing interplay between the narrator and the eponymous, androgynous Andrea Victrix, so-called Director of Pleasure, in a satirical, sometimes self-ironizing exploration of contemporary issues such as gender and sexuality, consumerism, environmental disaster and the politics of big business. Both of its time and startlingly prescient, Andrea Victrix merits a place amongst the greats of European dystopian fiction.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Fum D'estampa Press
ISBN-13
9781916293946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23046645219
Product Key Features
Book Title
Andrea Victrix
Author
Llorenc Villalonga
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Books
Publication Year
2021
Number of Pages
290 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
195mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
351g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Llorenc Villalonga
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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