The Child Garden or A Low Comedy

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1989
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Authoritarian dystopia with fantasy elements. In a future sub-tropical London, people photosynthesize, and children are infected with viruses that produce social conformity. The novel focuses on a girl who is immune and follows her throughout her life.

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1989

Publisher
Unwin Hyman
Place Published
London
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1989 Ryman, Geoff[rey Charles] (b. 1951). The Child Garden or A Low Comedy. London: Unwin Hyman. An expansion of his “Love Sickness.” Interzone, nos. 20 - 21 (Summer – Autumn) 1987): 4-23, 36-55. L, PSt

Authoritarian dystopia with fantasy elements. In a future sub-tropical London, people photosynthesize and children are infected with viruses that produce social conformity. The novel focuses on a girl who is immune and follows her throughout her life. The author was born in Canada and self-identifies as Canadian even though he has lived most of his life in the U.S. and the U.K.

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An expansion of his “Love Sickness.” Interzone, nos. 20 - 21 (Summer – Autumn) 1987): 4-23, 36-55.

Author Note

 The author (b. 1951) was born in Canada and self-identifies as Canadian even though he has lived most of his life in the U.S. and the U.K.

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