The Resisters. A Novel
Title | The Resisters. A Novel |
Year for Search | 2020 |
Authors | Jen, Gish(b. 1955) |
Pagination | 303 pp. |
Date Published | 2020 |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Place Published | New York |
ISBN Number | 9780525657217 |
Keywords | Chinese-American author, Female author, US author |
Annotation | The novel is set in a surveilled future with much of the U.S. underwater and the population is divided between the privileged “Netted” who live on land and the “Surplus” on live in the swamps or on the water. See also 2020 Jen, “Tell Me Everything,” which is also about a surveilled future. |
Holding Institutions | Public |
Author Note | The Chinese-American female author’s (b. 1955) birth name was Lilian Jen. |
Full Text | 2020 Jen, Gish (b. 1955). The Resisters. A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Public The novel is set in a surveilled future with much of the U.S. underwater and the population is divided between the privileged “Netted” who live on land and the “Surplus” on live in the swamps or on the water. See also 2020 Jen, “Tell Me Everything,” which is also about a surveilled future. The Chinese-American female author’s birth name was Lilian Jen. |