The Coldness of Objects

TitleThe Coldness of Objects
Year for Search2021
AuthorsCacoyannis, Panayotis
Pagination269 pp
Date Published2021
PublisherNp
Place PublishedNp
ISBN Number‎979-8522120436 978-8560368845
KeywordsCypriot author, English author, Male author
Annotation

The novel is set in London in 2030 and is told by an aging gay man. After a pandemic that ends in 2024, the Government Party is elected on a program of complete control and constant surveillance. Much of the novel traces the man’s life and loves until he is chosen for Museum Service, where he will be encased in a plastic case where party members will be able to see him go through his daily routine.

Author Note

The author was born and raised in Cyprus and has lived in England since completing his military service in Cyprus.

Full Text

2021 Cacoyannis, Panayotis. The Coldness of Objects. Np: np. 269 pp.

The novel is set in London in 2030 and is told by an aging gay man. After a pandemic that ends in 2024, the Government Party is elected on a program of complete control and constant surveillance. Much of the novel traces the man’s life and loves until he is chosen for Museum Service, where he will be encased in a plastic case where party members will be able to see him go through his daily routine. The author was born and raised in Cyprus and has lived in England since completing his military service in Cyprus.