{"product_id":"the-high-rise-diver-paperback","title":"The High-Rise Diver - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Von Lucadou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSharmila Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, The Circle, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e comes a chilling and distressingly plausible dystopia which creates a world in which performance is everything and one woman's failure to achieve becomes another's downfall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Riva is a \"high-rise diver,\" a top athlete with millions of fans, and a perfectly functioning human on all levels. Suddenly she rebels, breaking her contract and refusing to train. Cameras are everywhere in her world, but she doesn't know her every move is being watched by Hitomi, the psychologist tasked with reining Riva back in. Unquestionably loyal to the system, Hitomi's own life is at stake: should she fail to deliver, she will be banned to the \"peripheries,\" the filthy outskirts of society. For readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, The Circle, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, this chilling dystopia constructs a world uncomfortably close to our own, in which performance is everything.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiva is a \"high-rise diver,\" a top athlete with millions of fans, and a perfectly functioning human on all levels. Suddenly she rebels, breaking her contract and refusing to train. Cameras are everywhere in her world, but she doesn't know her every move is being watched by Hitomi, the psychologist tasked with reining Riva back in. Unquestionably loyal to the system, Hitomi's own life is at stake: should she fail to deliver, she will be banned to the \"peripheries,\" the filthy outskirts of society. For readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, The Circle, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, this chilling dystopia constructs a world uncomfortably close to our own, in which performance is everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What makes Julia von Lucadou's novel so impressive is the accuracy with which she describes this high-gloss, modern, but by no means completely fictional world. Every detail is so precise that, lurking beneath the flawlessness of the text, the central theme of perfidious self-optimization seems to always be present.\" --\u003ci\u003eSüddeutsche Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Julia von Lucadou's science fiction is close. Against the backdrop of the gleaming images used to portray this Orwellian-style city-state, the tragic moments of direct human encounters take on a dimension of clever criticism.\" --\u003ci\u003eSpiegel Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiva is a high-rise diver, a top athlete with millions of fans, and a perfectly functioning human on all levels. Suddenly she rebels, breaking her contract and refusing to train. Cameras are everywhere in her world, but she doesn't know her every move is being watched by Hitomi, the psychologist tasked with reining Riva back in. Unquestionably loyal to the system, Hitomi's own life is at stake: should she fail to deliver, she will be banned to the \"peripheries,\" the filthy outskirts of society. For readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, The Circle, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, this chilling dystopia constructs a world uncomfortably close to our own, in which performance is everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What makes Julia von Lucadou's novel so impressive is the accuracy with which she describes this high-gloss, modern, but by no means completely fictional world. Every detail is so precise that, lurking beneath the flawlessness of the text, the central theme of perfidious self-optimization seems to always be present.\" --\u003ci\u003eSüddeutsche Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Julia von Lucadou's science fiction is close. Against the backdrop of the gleaming images used to portray this Orwellian-style city-state, the tragic moments of direct human encounters take on a dimension of clever criticism.\" --\u003ci\u003eSpiegel Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULIA VON LUCADOU\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Heidelberg in 1982. She studied film and theater at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and Victoria University of Wellington and earned her PhD in Film Studies in 2015. Lucadou worked as both an assistant director and a television editor prior to writing \u003ci\u003eThe High-Rise Diver\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, which was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize in 2018. She splits her time between Biel, New York, and Cologne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally from New York, \u003cb\u003eSHARMILA COHEN\u003c\/b\u003e came to Berlin in 2011 as a Fulbright Scholar to complete an experimental translation project with local poets. She now divides her time between both cities. Cohen is an award-winning writer and German-to-English translator who has translated the works of several leading German-language authors. Her work has been featured in publications such as \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarpers\u003c\/i\u003e, and her projects span from poetry and literary fiction to crime and children's stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769264505120,"sku":"9781642860764","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eec4be944a1d58740f7e2f969dbe88dc.webp?v=1780344576","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-high-rise-diver-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}