Juno of Taris
Title | Juno of Taris |
Year for Search | 2008 |
Authors | Beale, Fleur(b. 1945) |
Date Published | 2008 |
Publisher | Random House New Zealand |
Place Published | Auckland, New Zealand |
Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, Female author |
Annotation | Young adult dystopia. Taris is an experiment in survival in which an island has been domed and provided with flora and fauna and 500 people when much of the world is destroyed in conflicts. Over time it has developed an authoritarian and conformist ethos. The novel is about a girl who does not fit and who is interested in what has happened Outside. Much of the novel is concerned with growing internal struggles and ends with contact with the Outside being reestablished. See also 2010 and 2011 Beale. |
Holding Institutions | ATL, PSt |
Author Note | Aotearoa/New Zealand female author (b. 1945). |
Full Text | 2008 Beale, Fleur (b. 1945). Juno of Taris. Auckland, New Zealand: Random House New Zealand. ATL, PSt Young adult dystopia. Taris is an experiment in survival in which an island has been domed and provided with flora and fauna and five hundred people when much of the world is destroyed in conflicts. Over time it has developed an authoritarian and conformist ethos. The novel is about a girl who does not fit in and who is interested in what has happened Outside. Much of the novel is concerned with growing internal struggles and ends with contact with the Outside being reestablished. See also 2010 and 2011 Beale. Aotearoa/New Zealand female author. |