On The Isle of Antioch

Amin Maalouf

On The Isle of Antioch
Format
Paperback
Publisher
World Editions
Country
United States
Published
1 April 2024
Pages
288
ISBN
9781642861341

On The Isle of Antioch

Amin Maalouf

In this dystopian novel about total collapse by internationally renowned author Amin Maalouf, a complete blackout hits a small island with only two solitary inhabitants, who suddenly have to depend on each other.

Alec, a press artist with an impressive track record, settles on a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean. He has little contact with his neighbor, a solitary woman who wrote a cult book years ago, before withdrawing from public life. That is, until a gigantic power failure cuts them off from the rest of the world, and all of a sudden they find themselves dependent on each other. The world appears to be on the brink of nuclear war and the collapse of civilization seems imminent. Just who are the mysterious friends of Empedocles, the gang of otherworldly protectors who came swooping in to interfere with the US presidency and cure all illness? Should we trust them? On the Isle of Antioch is a suspenseful novel with mythological roots, written in the dreamy language of the classics, by internationally renowned scholar Amin Maalouf.

'Lebanese-born French author Maalouf delivers an elegant portrait of a dying world.A beguiling, lyrical work of speculative fiction by a writer of international importance.'- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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