Amatka
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4,0 • 1 valutazione
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- 6,99 €
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- 6,99 €
Descrizione dell’editore
Nel mondo che i Pionieri hanno colonizzato valicando un confine di cui si è persa ogni traccia, gli oggetti decadono in una poltiglia tossica se il loro nome non viene scritto e pronunciato con prefissata frequenza. Per evitarne la distruzione, un comitato centrale veglia severamente sulle parole pronunciate dagli abitanti delle colonie, perché la vita in un mondo minacciato dalla disgregazione richiede volontà e disciplina. Vanja, cittadina di Essre, viene inviata dalla sua comune nella gelida colonia di Amatka e troverà ad attenderla i primi fuochi di una rivoluzione sotterranea giocata sulla potenza del linguaggio. Suo malgrado, Vanja dovrà così affrontare le possibilità che si celano dietro il velo di blanda oppressione che assopisce i pensieri e le parole del popolo di Amatka.
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Tidbeck reimagines reality and the power of language in her dystopian sci-fi novel. Vanja lives in a world of small colonies where all produced objects revert back to primordial sludge if people do not constantly name them; the failure of one colony in this duty resulted in catastrophic loss of life. To avert similar chaos and destruction, a highly regimented communist collective tightly controls every activity (including recreation, job placement, and child-rearing) and encourages citizens to report any lapse in naming or other inappropriate behavior. The regime, however, has recently allowed some private enterprise, including Vanja's employer, a producer of hygiene products. Despite her shyness, Vanja is sent to interview the inhabitants of the outer colony Amatka about what products would help them and their underground mushroom farms withstand the harsh tundra climate. In this new environment, Vanja encounters the small subversions of the local librarian trying to save history, her retired-doctor housemate whose questions rattle Vanja, and a famous poet who mysteriously disappeared years before. Emboldened by their actions, Vanja starts to doubt the commune's motives and rapidly learns that there is more going on than anyone is willing to admit. Tidbeck introduces the mysteries and mechanics of her world slowly while leaving the origins of these pioneers opaque. Her ending takes a turn into much weirder territory, but her tense plotting, as well as the questions she raises about language, control, and human limits make this a very welcome speculative fiction novel.
