Oval
Oval Bizarre weather. Artists employed by corporations. Unprecedented economic disparity. This unforgettable debut novel asks questions of empathy and power on every scale--from bodies to…
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Oval
Bizarre weather. Artists employed by corporations. Unprecedented economic disparity.
This unforgettable debut novel asks questions of empathy and power on every scale--from bodies to bureaucracies--to create an unsettling portrait of the future.In the near future, Berlin's real estate is being flipped in the name of "sustainability," only to make the city even more unaffordable; artists are employed by corporations as consultants, and the weather is acting strange. And the ultimate work of art: Oval, a pill that increases generosity. When Anja and Louis are offered a rent-free home on an artificial mountain--yet another eco-friendly initiative run by a corporation--they seize the opportunity, but it isn't long before the experimental house begins malfunctioning.After Louis's mother dies, Anja is convinced he has changed.
At work, Louis has become obsessed with a secret