Anthem

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'Epic... Apart from being the Emmy award-winning creator of the superb television series Fargo, the American author Noah Hawley is a talented deviser of high-class literary thrillers... It's a fabulous worst-of-all-fears scenario... Hawley attacks his narrative from a broad, TV drama-ish viewpoint, assembling a large, intercutting cast of characters' - The Sunday Times 'Noah Hawley taps into our existential anxiety- and transforms it into a hefty page-turner that's equal parts horrific, catastrophic and, at times, strangely entertaining' - New York Times 'Terrifyingly good... Hawley is such an experienced storyteller...this book is nothing if not art imitating life' - Irish Sunday Independent From the visionary bestselling author of Before the Fall and The Good Father, an epic literary thriller set where America is right now . . . and the world will be tomorrow. America spins into chaos as the last remnants of political consensus break apart. Against a background of environmental disaster and opioid addiction, debate descends into violence and militias roam the streets - while teenagers across the world seem driven to self-destruction, communicating by memes only they can understand. Yet the markets still tick up and the super-rich, like Ty Oliver, fly above the flames in private jets. After the death of his daughter, Ty dispatches his son Simon to an Anxiety Abatement Center. There he encounters another boy called the Prophet. And the Prophet wants him to join a quest. Before long, Simon is on the road with a crew of new comrades on a rescue mission as urgent as it is enigmatic. Suddenly heroes of their own story, they are crossing the country in search of a young woman held in a billionaire's retreat - and, just possibly, the only hope of escape from the apocalypse bequeathed to them by their parents' generation. Noah Hawley's epic literary thriller, full of unforgettably vivid characters, finds unquenchable lights in the darkest corners. Uncannily topical and yet as timeless as a Grimm's fairy tale, this is a novel of excoriating power, raw emotion and narrative verve, confirming Hawley as one of the most essential writers of our time. 'Hawley makes this sing by combining the social commentary of a Margaret Atwood novel with the horrors of a Stephen King book' - Publishers Weekly * * * PRAISE FOR NOAH HAWLEY: 'He has an intuitive understanding of human behaviour and an instinctive grasp of plot that make him a master storyteller' Guardian 'An addictive thriller whose thematic richness is reminiscent of Franzen' The Sunday Times 'Hawley's sublime pr

Award-winning Noah Hawley is one of the most accomplished auteurs and versatile storytellers working in television, film and literature. Over the course of his more than 20-year career, Hawley's work as a novelist, screenwriter, series creator, showrunner and director has garnered acclaim - winning an Emmy , Golden Globe , PEN, Critics' Choice, and Peabody Award. As a best-selling author, Hawley has published six novels: A Conspiracy of Tall Men, Other People's Weddings, The Punch, The Good Father, Before the Fall and the upcoming Anthem.

Epic... Apart from being the Emmy award-winning creator of the superb television series Fargo, the American author Noah Hawley is a talented deviser of high-class literary thrillers... It's a fabulous worst-of-all-fears scenario... Hawley attacks his narrative from a broad, TV drama-ish viewpoint, assembling a large, intercutting cast of characters * The Sunday Times * In Anthem, Hawley has written some of the most savage satire since Jonathan Swift . . . The plot-rich, cinematic story moves swiftly and compellingly, exciting reader interest and empathy. Anthem is truly an epic adventure * Booklist * An all-too-plausible dystopia rendered believable through matter-of-fact prose. Hawley makes this sing by combining the social commentary of a Margaret Atwood novel with the horrors of a Stephen King book * Publishers Weekly * Hawley is a TV veteran, and he knows how to quickly establish character, maintain pacing, and write excellent action scenes * Kirkus Reviews * Hawley has crafted an explosive, multi-genre American novel, offering entertaining cultural commentary as well as intellectually courageous observations on empathy, politics and corruption * shelf-awareness.com * Noah Hawley confirms his place as one of the most essential writers of our times * Belfast Telegraph, Books of the Year * A timely and provocative take on the classic trope of young people tasked with saving the future. Truly like nothing I've ever read before * Anna Bailey, author of Tall Bones * Terrifyingly good... Hawley is such an experienced storyteller...this book is nothing if not art imitating life * Irish Sunday Independent * [A] story that hurtles at an accelerated velocity...[Hawley's] dialogue brings the characters alive...humorous, sad and revealing...[a] tender, complicated reflection...charged with considerable anger and despair about our chaotic world * New York Times * Plenty of novelists aiming at the mainstream market have lately taken to borrowing from SFF's toolkit as they struggle to describe our current reality, but few have done it with Hawley's skill, bravado and understanding of genre fiction * SFX * Wow, this sprawling dysto pian thriller packs a punch * Peterborough Telegraph * Hawley taps into our existential anxiety-and transforms it into a hefty page turner that's equal parts horrific, catastrophic and, at times, strangely entertaining * New York Times * Hawley the fiction writer is at his best when pitching his taut setup and its well-drawn cast of characters * USA Today * A blistering thriller that follows a group of teenagers on an adventure through an apocalyptic America much like our own * Entertainment Weekly * Anthem is a Great American Novel for these tumultuous times-a provocative work of fiction that sees to the heart of things, cuts through the noise, and asks, 'How can we change, before it's too late?' * Esquire * Terrifying, expertly crafted literary thriller * Oprah Daily * Hawley creates an all-too-plausible dystopia rendered believable through matter-of-fact prose. [He] makes this sing by combining the social commentary of a Margaret Atwood novel with the horrors of a Stephen King book * Publisher's Weekly * The plot-rich, cinematic story moves swiftly and compellingly, exciting reader interest and empathy. Anthem is truly an epic adventure * Booklist * [ANTHEM is] perhaps the first must-read novel of 2022, the kind of book that you'll be urging your friends to pick up throughout the year * Book Reporter * Hawley, more stoic in nature, speaks during pivotal moments, providing commentary that evokes an existential response. A rapid plot, dramatic characterizations, and a horrific but believable setting will excite thriller fans and have them questioning where today's society is headed * Audio File * A Vonnegutian story that is as timeless as a Grimm's fairy tale, it is a leap into the idiosyncratic pulse of the American heart, written with the bravado, literary power, and feverish foresight * Shereads * An act of Hawley's sorcery, and with his sharp dialogue and short, elegant chapters, Hawley propels this novel toward a form of hope * National Book Review * Gripping, suspenseful... Noah Hawley is one of our most masterful multimedia storytellers * Wisconsin Public Radio * An emotionally stark and brilliant work of fiction... A must-read book * San Francisco Book Review *