Flies of a Summer
| Title | Flies of a Summer |
| Year for Search | 1988 |
| Authors | Kocan, Peter [Raymond](b. 1947) |
| Date Published | 1988 |
| Publisher | Angus & Robertson |
| Place Published | North Ryde, NSW, Australia |
| Keywords | Australian author, Male author |
| Annotation | A cruel dystopia that has developed after some unnamed catastrophe. The two groups, who are presented as if they were two species, are violent warriors and their slaves. The slaves, who are the focus of the novel, are kept in small villages under the control of local groups of warriors. The village presented is a "breeding" village of teenagers who are raised until they are old enough to have children, and, once the girls give birth, sent off to work elsewhere. The novel ends with a revolt and escape. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt, VUW |
| Author Note | Australian author (b. 1947). |
| Full Text | 1988 Kocan, Peter [Raymond] (b. 1947). Flies of a Summer. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson. PSt, VUW A cruel dystopia that has developed after some unnamed catastrophe. There ar two groups who are presented as if they were two species, violent warriors and their slaves. The slaves, who are the focus of the novel, are kept in small villages under the control of local groups of warriors. The village presented is a “breeding” village of teenagers who are raised until they are old enough to have children, and, once the girls give birth, sent off to work elsewhere. The novel ends with a revolt and escape. Australian author. |
