“No more Internet. No more social media, no more scrolling through litanies of dreams and nervous hopes and photographs of lunches, cries for help and expressions of contentment and relationship-status updates with heart icons whole or broken, plans to meet up later, pleas, complaints, desires, pictures of babies dressed as bears or peppers for Halloween. No more reading and commenting on the lives of others, and in so doing, feeling slightly less alone in the room. No more avatars.”
Quote by Emily St. John Mandel
Work
Station Eleven: A novel
In this thought-provoking novel, Station Eleven explores themes of art, survival, and the human spirit through the lens of a world that has been drastically altered by a catastrophic event. The narrative is structured around the life of Kirsten, a young girl who grows up in a world where the flu has decimated the population, and her encounters with a traveling Shakespearean troupe that performs plays in the ruins of a society that once thrived. The story is a blend of historical fiction and speculative fiction, offering a rich tapestry of characters and a vivid portrayal of a world on the brink of extinction. more
Author
Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel is a Canadian-American writer born in Ontario, Canada, in 1979. Her works span various literary genres, including novels, short stories, and poetry. Mandel's writing is celebrated for its profound themes, rich imagination, and unique narrative techniques. more
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