Natasha Brown
R350.00
“Words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency.” Universality begins with a long investigative magazine article written by Hannah, about the leader of an anarchist group having his head bashed in by a gold bar and the mystery of what has happened to the unusual weapon. Once the article is complete, the rest of this short book consists of alternating narratives, each told by a different character. Brown is interested in language and meaning, the ways in which narratives are told, the intersection between language and identity. She’s also interested in telling a damn good story.
A sharp and pacy novella that plays with words and meaning, the ways in which narratives are crafted, and the intersection between language and identity.
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Universality
On an abandoned Yorkshire farm, a group of hippie-anarchists have taken up residence to build a new society. When their leader is brutally bludgeoned with a solid gold bar, an ambitious young journalist sets out to uncover the truth behind the attack. The longread exposé she writes goes viral – but is there more to the story than meets the eye?
Universality unravels the messy aftermath of that exposé through the perspective of each of the mystery’s key players: a self-pitying banker, a columnist with secrets, a cult leader with dreams and a fugitive with nothing left to lose.
The follow-up to Natasha Brown’s Assembly is a twisty, slippery story of media, class, power and truth. Cutting through the noise, it reveals British society today for what it is.
| Product Details | ISBN: 9780571389025 |
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