The Mandibles. A Family, 2029-2047
| Title | The Mandibles. A Family, 2029-2047 |
| Year for Search | 2016 |
| Authors | Shriver, Lionel(b. 1957) |
| Date Published | 2016 |
| Publisher | Borough Press |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Female author, US author |
| Annotation | Dystopia. The novel traces a well-off family through the collapse of the U.S. economy, followed by extreme poverty, and the establishment of an authoritarian government that confiscated all property (they became sharecroppers). The novel ends in Nevada, which has managed to secede from the U.S. and has considerable personal freedom but also has much violent crime and other serious problems. |
| Additional Publishers | U.S. ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2016. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | U.S. female author (b. 1957) born Margaret Ann Shriver living in London. |
| Full Text | 2016 Shriver, Lionel (b. 1957). The Mandibles. A Family, 2029-2047. London: Borough Press. U.S. ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2016. PSt Dystopia. The novel traces a well-off family through the collapse of the U.S. economy, followed by extreme poverty, and the establishment of an authoritarian government that confiscated all property (they became sharecroppers). The novel ends in Nevada, which has managed to secede from the U.S. and has considerable personal freedom but also has much violent crime and other serious problems. U.S. female author born Margaret Ann Shriver living in London. |
