Notes from a Coma (Paperback)

Mike McCormack

ISBN 10: 1786891417 / ISBN 13: 9781786891419

Published by Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. After suffering a catastrophic breakdown, J.J. O'Malley volunteers for an improbable government project which has been set up to explore the possibility of using deep coma as a future option within the EU penal system. Brilliantly imagined and artfully constructed, the novel merges science fiction with an affectionate portrait of small town Ireland. Notes from a Coma is both the story of a man cursed with guilt and genius and a compassionate examination of how personal identities are safeguarded and held in trust by loved ones. From the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize and Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year, the critically acclaimed novel that first established one of the 'most adventurous and ambitious Irish writers' - Colm Toibin. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes from a Coma (Paperback)
• Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786891417
• ISBN 13: 9781786891419
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

After suffering a catastrophic breakdown, J.J. O'Malley volunteers for a government project exploring the possibility of using coma as a means to keep prisoners under control. Floating in a maintained coma on a prison ship off the west coast of Ireland, his coma goes viral and the nation turns to watch.

Brilliantly imagined and artfully constructed - merging science fiction with an affectionate portrait of small town Ireland - Notes from a Coma is a compassionate examination of a man cursed with guilt and genius.

About the Author

Mike McCormack is an award-winning novelist and short story writer from Mayo. His previous work includes Getting it in the Head (1996) and Forensic Songs (2012). In 1996 he was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for Getting it in the Head and in 2007 he was awarded a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship. In 2016, Solar Bones won the Goldsmiths Prize and was BGE Irish Book of the Year, and in 2017 was longlisted for the Man Booker prize.