Slaughterhouse
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Slaughterhouse
14.99 €
A frightening, incredibly realistic, and completely gripping allegory of the world's growing obscurantism. One of the most prosperous countries, Sweden, has decided to create a "brave new world" by purging it of people who don't meet healthy lifestyle standards—anyone over the government's weight limit. The country is rapidly descending into prejudice, scapegoating, and a cult of personality. Politician Johan Sverd came to power thanks to his main campaign promise: combating the obesity epidemic. Pastries, meat, sweets, and much more are now illegal. If you don't meet the limit, you'll receive official warnings, neighbors give you sidelong glances, and insults are flung at you on the street. But that's just the beginning. Churches are gradually being converted into gyms, farms are closing, and TV aggressively advertises every possible weight-loss method—from diets to surgery…
Young historian Landon watches in despair as his girlfriend slowly descends into anorexia. Nurse Helena loses her job because, according to new regulations, overweight nurses have a negative impact on patients. Writer Gloria falls into a trap set by the Health Party, which is prepared to do anything to end obesity. Fat people gradually begin to disappear. And then it's simply large people who disappear. When Helena disappears, Landon sets out to find her.
Åsa Eriksdotter's novel is a terrifying vision of how discrimination can quickly become the norm, how civilization flies away from a person, and how easily we can all be deceived.
Young historian Landon watches in despair as his girlfriend slowly descends into anorexia. Nurse Helena loses her job because, according to new regulations, overweight nurses have a negative impact on patients. Writer Gloria falls into a trap set by the Health Party, which is prepared to do anything to end obesity. Fat people gradually begin to disappear. And then it's simply large people who disappear. When Helena disappears, Landon sets out to find her.
Åsa Eriksdotter's novel is a terrifying vision of how discrimination can quickly become the norm, how civilization flies away from a person, and how easily we can all be deceived.
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