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| Author | Chang-Rae Lee |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Speculative Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Dystopian Fiction |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication date | January 7, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 407 |
| ISBN | 9781594486104 |
On Such a Full Sea is a speculative fiction novel by Chang-rae Lee, published on January 7, 2014, by Riverhead Books. It is Lee's fifth novel,[1] and the story uses the first person plural to tell the journey of the young fish tank diver, Fan, as she pursues her missing boyfriend. The novel takes place in a post-apocalyptic dystopian world ruined by environmental disaster where the population is divided between those who live in Charter villages, highly regulated and self-contained labor settlements, and the open counties, land that is full of crime and unsupervised by the government. The entire population also is afflicted with "C," a disease affecting the rest of the population that eventually kills everyone who has it. The work deals with themes of capitalism, environmental concerns, healthcare, race, and postcolonialism. It received positive reception at the time of its release, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2014[2] as well as shortlisted for the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.[3][4]
- ^ Brockes, Emma (2014-01-18). "Chang-rae Lee: "When people asked, I'd say, "I'm writing a very strange book." I thought no one was going to get it". The Guardian.
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