Paperback, 336 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2022 by Michael Joseph.
I could see immediately why this won the Goncourt. As much political satire as psychological exploration masquerading as science fiction, the end of this novel will make you gasp.
(I read the English translation by Adriana Hunter.)
The premise is fantastical. The novel captures quite well just how people respond to the fantastical: they get used to it and do their best to carry on.
Read the French version. So how do you react when you find yourself facing yourself literally, meaning another version of you, same DNA and same memories? Descartes' credo becomes " I think that I think therefore I am".
